Title
The "Voteless" Flag
Description
The District of Columbia was originally created as a territory under federal control to prevent any one state from dominating the new federal government. The argument over national representation and home rule began almost immediately after the creation of the District. Later, the idea of statehood was thrown into the mix. In this cartoon, Clifford Berryman comments on the position of the residents of the District of Columbia and their lack of national representation. The residents are represented as children too young to vote marching behind a flag lacking a star representing the District.
Creator
U.S. Senate. Office of Senate Curator.
Source
Series: Berryman Political Cartoon Collection, compiled 1896 - 1949
Publisher
Center for Legislative Archives (NWL), National Archives Building, Room 8E, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408. PHONE: 202-357-5350; FAX: 202-357-5911; EMAIL: legislative.archives@nara.gov.
Date
06/14/1932
Rights
Unrestricted
Type
Photographs and other Graphic Materials