“It Hardly Seems Possible”
In 1946 when he joined the Washington Post, Herblock took up residence in Washington, D.C., and immediately became a champion of suffrage for District residents. In 1961, the citizens of Washington, D.C., received the right to vote for the president and vice president for the first time. Here, Herblock uses the metaphor of a man stranded on a desert island anticipating the arrival of a ship on the horizon to represent Washingtonians celebrating the arrival of voting rights through the passage of the 23rd Amendment.
In 1946 when he joined the <em>Washington Post</em>, Herblock took up residence in Washington, D.C., and immediately became a champion of suffrage for District residents. In 1961, the citizens of Washington, D.C., received the right to vote for the president and vice president for the first time. Here, Herblock uses the metaphor of a man stranded on a desert island anticipating the arrival of a ship on the horizon to represent Washingtonians celebrating the arrival of voting rights through the passage of the 23rd Amendment.