the use of propaganda in pre-civil war america the art of persuasion
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The Use of Propaganda inPre-Civil War America
The Art of Persuasion...
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What is Propaganda?1) The spreading of ideas, information, or
rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person.
2) Ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause.
© Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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Types of Propaganda Testimonial- to associate a respected person or someone with
experience.
Glittering Generalities- to employ vague, sweeping statements (often slogans or simple catchphrases).
Plain Folks- to convince the audience that the spokesperson is from humble origins, someone they can trust
Bandwagon-to persuade the audience to follow the crowd. This device creates the impression of widespread support.
Card Stacking- to make the best case possible for his side and the worst for the opposing viewpoint by carefully using only those facts that support his or her side
Name Calling- to create fear and arouse prejudice by using negative words.
Transfer- to carry over the authority and approval of something we respect and revere.
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The Power of ImagesSuperman (Icon)
• Truth
• Justice
• American Way
© DC Comics
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What if?Superman:
Red Son
• Champion of the common worker
• Fights a never-ending battle for Stalin, socialism...
© DC Comics
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Flashback to 1830’s-1850’s
Next Slides: Propaganda from the 1850s
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“Caution!!” Ad• Note the date
• Why is date important?
• Who is the intended audience?
• What is its purpose?
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“Congressional Balance”• President
Zachary Taylor (top)
• Lithograph published by N. Currier, ca. 1850
• What is this critiquing?
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“Outrage!” • Who are they
mad at/about?
• What is the outrage?
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Message in a Poster• “The Antislavery
Alphabet"
• 1847
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Political Cartoon• ca. 1850
• Who/what is it this drawing's target?
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“The Political Quadrille”• At lower right Constitutional
Union party candidate John Bell dances with an Indian brave
• The music is fiddled by Dred Scott, the former slave whose suit precipitated the court's decision
• In the upper left is Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge. He is paired with Democratic incumbent and ally James Buchanan
• At the upper right Republican Abraham Lincoln prances arm-in-arm with a black woman, a pejorative reference to his party's alignment with the abolitionists.
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Final Thoughts
What is the purpose of propaganda?
Is propaganda an effective way to persuade people?
How is propaganda used today?
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ReferencesCritique of the Fugitive Slave Act, 1850- “Effects of the
Fugitive-Slave-Law”
© http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008661523/
Kansas-Nebraska Act Map, 1854: “Shifting Political Landscape”
© http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/lincolns-political-landscape/
Antislavery Poster: “The Anti Slavery Alphabet”
© http://historyproject.ucdavis.edu/ic/index.php?bestof=449
Antislavery Political Cartoon: “Forcing Slavery Down the Throat of a Free-Soiler.”
© http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008661578/
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References ContinuedAd in Response to Fugitive Slave Act: “Caution”
© http://historyproject.ucdavis.edu/ic/image_details.php?id=11383
Proslavery political cartoon: “What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander”
© http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b36093/?co=app
Kansas-Nebraska Act/Anti Democrat Cartoon: "Bleeding Kansas”
© http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072900423/student_vie
w0/chapter13/image_quiz.html
Pro Compromise, 1850 Cartoon- “Congressional Scales- A True Balance”
© http://www.eonimages.com/media/ddc9048c-3e16-11e0-b521-c3d6d6c7484a-compromise-of-1850-political-cartoon
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References Continued
Pro Slavery vs. Anti Slavery Tension: “The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner”
© http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/image/S
umnerCaning.htm
Anti Abolitionist Ad- “Warning Against Abolitionist Meeting”
© http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/images/outrage.jpg
Dred Scott/Presidential Race Cartoon- “The Dred Scott Quadrille”
© http://elections.harpweek.com/1860/cartoon-1860-large.asp?UniqueID=39&Year