The "Voteless" Flag

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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