- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Flag of Independence
- Creator:
- Cleenewerck, Henry
Cleenewerck, Henry, artist; Howell, R. H., lithographer - Publisher:
- Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division
- Date of Original:
- 1860
- Subject:
- Flags--Georgia--Savannah
Obelisks--Georgia--Savannah
Bonfires--Georgia--Savannah
Crowds--Georgia--Savannah
Men--Georgia--Savannah
Plazas--Georgia--Savannah
Buildings--Georgia--Savannah
Trees--Georgia--Savannah
Serpents in art - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- lithographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A coiled rattlesnake and the words "Our Motto Southern Rights, Equality of the States, Don't Tread on Me" appeared on a flag raised in Savannah upon Abraham Lincoln's election as U.S. president in November 1860. The words, adapted from a Revolutionary War motto, suggest that secessionists drew parallels between southern independence from the Union and American independence from England.
This image shows a nocturnal scene in Johnson Square in Savannah, Georgia, after Abraham Lincoln's reelection in November 1860. A coiled rattlesnake and the words "Our Motto Southern Rights, Equality of the States, Don't Tread on Me" appears on a flag raised in front of the obelisk in the center of the image. A crowd of people stand in the street. A bonfire lights the scene. The words, taken from a Revolutionary War motto, suggest parallels between southern independence from the Union and that claimed from England by American patriots. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/secession/m-10002/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/secession
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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