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Richard Mentor Johnson
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Richard Mentor Johnson was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841 under President Martin Van Buren. He is th
Portrait c. 1843
Portrait c. 1843
The women of Bryan's Station draw water while the enemy looks on
The women of Bryan's Station draw water while the enemy looks on
"An affecting scene in Kentucky," a racist cartoon by Henry R. Robinson mocking Johnson's mixed-race family and political allies, 1836
"An affecting scene in Kentucky," a racist cartoon by Henry R. Robinson mocking Johnson's mixed-race family and political allies, 1836
Nathaniel Currier's lithograph (c. 1846) is one of many images that portrayed Johnson as Tecumseh's killer.
Nathaniel Currier's lithograph (c. 1846) is one of many images that portrayed Johnson as Tecumseh's killer.
Julia Chinn
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Julia Chinn was an American plantation manager and enslaved woman of "mixed race", who was the common-law wife of the ninth vice president of the United States, Richard Mentor Johnson.
Richard Mentor Johnson
…in 1819 to fill the seat vacated by John J. Crittenden. With his increasing prominence, Johnson was criticized for his interracial relationship with Julia Chinn, a mixed-race slave who was classified as octoroon (or seven-eighths white). Unlike other upper-class planters and leaders who had African-American…
Excerpt of portrait purportedly caricaturing Chinn, depicting her as African
Excerpt of portrait purportedly caricaturing Chinn, depicting her as African