My US History teacher in HS spent a lot of time on the political cartoons from the 1830s through the Civil War. The memes of their day. Highly effective messaging. The Thomas Nast - Tammany Hall cartoons especially stick in my memory. This country has a great meme tradition.

My US History teacher in HS spent a lot of time on the political cartoons from the 1830s through the Civil War. The memes of their day. Highly effective messaging. The Thomas Nast - Tammany Hall cartoons especially stick in my memory.

My US History teacher in HS spent a lot of time on the political cartoons from the civil 1830s through the Civil War. The memes of their day. Highly effective messaging. The Thomas Nast - Tammany Hall cartoons especially stick in my memory.

My US History teacher in HS spent a lot of time on the political cartoons from the civil war until the turn of the century. The memes of their day. Highly effective messaging.