Artifact
'Copperhead' Newspaper Compares Lincoln to Tyrants
The New-York Copperhead, an opposition newspaper, compares President Lincoln's suppressions of speech and press to the actions of past "tyrants" such as King Charles I of England.
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Artifact Date
June 27, 1863
Topic(s)
- Civil War
- Constitution
- Journalism
- Politics
- War
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'Copperhead' Newspaper Compares Lincoln to Tyrants
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