{"product_id":"1867-black-voters-washington-d-c-sing-sing-prison-16-scenes-queen-victoria-jun-22","title":"1867 Black Voters Washington D.C., Sing Sing Prison 16 Scenes, Queen Victoria โ€” Jun 22","description":"๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ HARPER'S WEEKLY ยท June 22, 1867\nComplete Issue ยท New York\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nA historically exceptional issue โ€” Black voters exercising their franchise in Washington D.C. documented in text and image at the dawn of Reconstruction suffrage, a magnificent sixteen-scene double-page centerfold of life inside Sing Sing Prison, Queen Victoria on the front page, and the New York Constitutional Convention. Strong content for Black history collectors, prison history enthusiasts, and royal history lovers alike.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\nโœŠ BLACK VOTERS IN WASHINGTON D.C.\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ QUARTER PAGE โ€” \"SIGNIFICANT ELECTION SCENE AT WASHINGTON\" โ€” BLACK VOTERS, WITH TEXT\nA quarter-page illustration of Black men voting in Washington D.C. โ€” accompanied by text noting that \"the whole colored race in Washington appears to have appreciated its privilege on this occasion.\" Published in June 1867, this is a primary document of one of the earliest municipal elections in which Black men voted in Washington D.C. โ€” following the passage of legislation granting Black male suffrage in the District in January 1867, which President Johnson had vetoed and Congress had overridden. Washington D.C. was one of the first American jurisdictions where Black men voted in the Reconstruction era, making this scene a landmark in American civil rights history. The text's language โ€” \"the whole colored race... appears to have appreciated its privilege\" โ€” reflects the condescending yet undeniable recognition by the Northern press that Black voters were participating in democracy with enthusiasm and purpose. A significant piece of Black American history, voting rights history, and Washington D.C. history โ€” a companion to \"The First Vote\" (November 1867) and \"The Negro at the Ballot Box\" (March 1867) in the Harper's Weekly Black suffrage series.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ”’ SING SING PRISON โ€” SIXTEEN SCENES\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nโ›“๏ธ DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD โ€” \"THE LIFE OF A CONVICT AT SING SING PRISON, NEW YORK\" โ€” SIXTEEN SCENES\nA magnificent sixteen-scene double-page centerfold documenting every aspect of life inside Sing Sing Prison on the Hudson River โ€” one of the most famous prisons in America, established in 1828 and already synonymous with American criminal justice. Sixteen scenes is an extraordinary concentration of documentary illustration for any single subject โ€” covering the daily routine, the cells, the workshops, the meals, the discipline, and the human faces of the prison population. Sing Sing was in 1867 at the center of debates about prison reform, with reformers arguing for rehabilitation over punishment and prison administrators defending harsh discipline. A vivid, comprehensive, and very frameable piece of American criminal justice history and New York State history. A collector's centerfold.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ‘‘ QUEEN VICTORIA\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐Ÿ‘‘ FRONT PAGE โ€” \"PORTRAIT OF QUEEN VICTORIA\" IN AN ORNATE FRAME\nA front-page portrait of Queen Victoria in a very ornate frame โ€” published in the year of Canada's Confederation and at the height of the British Empire under her reign. A beautiful and very displayable piece of Victorian royal history.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ›๏ธ INSIDE THE ISSUE\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐Ÿ›๏ธ FULL PAGE โ€” \"CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AT ALBANY\"\nA full-page illustration of the New York Constitutional Convention at Albany โ€” the 1867 convention that attempted to rewrite the New York State Constitution, including debates over Black suffrage, judicial reform, and legislative apportionment. A significant piece of New York State political history.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“‹ CONDITION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nI photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions โ€” I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“Œ DETAILS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nPublication ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Harper's Weekly\nDate ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท June 22, 1867\nCity ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท New York\nFormat ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 pages\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“ฆ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nโ€ข Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement\nโ€ข Fully tracked for your peace of mind\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ” SEO TAGS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nBlack voters Washington DC, Black voting Washington 1867, colored race voting Washington, Black suffrage DC antique, election Washington DC antique, Black men vote DC antique, Reconstruction voting rights, First Vote companion antique, Black voting rights primary, DC Black suffrage 1867, African American voting antique, Sing Sing Prison centerfold, Sing Sing sixteen scenes, life convict Sing Sing, Sing Sing prison antique, prison life Victorian antique, New York prison history, criminal justice antique, Sing Sing Hudson River, prison reform antique, convict life New York, Queen Victoria portrait ornate, Queen Victoria front page, Victorian royal portrait, Queen Victoria antique print, British Empire antique, Constitutional Convention Albany, New York Constitution 1867, Albany convention antique, Harper's Weekly 1867, antique newspaper 1867, Reconstruction era newspaper, Victorian illustrated newspaper, antique illustration engraving, framing quality print, Black history collector, prison history collector, royal history collector, history lover gift, rare newspaper collectible, museum quality ephemera","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264015560924,"sku":null,"price":39.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/41eccb2d-il_fullxfull.8363459655_qjpv.jpg?v=1786496649","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1867-black-voters-washington-d-c-sing-sing-prison-16-scenes-queen-victoria-jun-22","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}