Ribbon, "Young Men's Whig Convention"
name: label: associated person
content: Clay, Henry
notes: label: Description
content: In the 1840s, young men played an increasingly prominent role in American democracy, often organizing clubs, rallies, and conventions attended by elite politicians as well as ordinary young adults and even children. This ribbon shows the support of young men from North Carolina for the Whig party and its beloved candidate, Henry Clay, in the 1844 election. Although Clay was defeated by James K. Polk that year, many young people considered Clay their hero and followed his career closely.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
label: used
content: Political Campaigns
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0200.039
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0200.039
label: accession number
content: 2015.0200
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ribbon
label: Object Type
content: ribbon
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in; 26.035 cm x 8.255 cm