This political cartoon illustrates the life of many African Americans in the south after the Emancipation Proclamation. The cartoon shows a soldier protecting a very scared looking African American from a white southerner holding a whip. Unfortunately, after many slaves were freed they still lived a very scared life. They faced threats such as the KKK and many other angry white southerners. Many African Americans were lynched or beaten to death and had very little protection. 

John Breckinridge was the southern democratic candidate during the 1860 presidential election. He believed it was best to keep the country unified. He wanted to expand slavery throughout the entire country. He believed that slavery was a very crucial part of the economy and wanted to expand the wealth to the north and west. He did not believe slavery was wrong, and he was a big supporter of it.