German-born political cartoonist Thomas Nast gave America some of its most enduring symbols: the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey ... cartoons had championed black suffrage and lamented ...

(Jackson won the race, which featured vicious mudslinging.) A political cartoon of Jackson riding a donkey appeared in 1837. His political opponents called Jackson a “jackass” for espousing ...

German-born political cartoonist Thomas Nast gave America some of its most enduring symbols: the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey ... cartoons had championed black suffrage and lamented ...