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    For anyone teaching about elections, here's the backstory of the term  gerrymandering, along with some interesting facts about the original Boston Gazette print and the original Elkanah Tisdale woodblocks in the Library's collections. 

    A pen sketch of a bizarre political district, shaped like a huge salamander (or dragon), with wings, teeth and clawed feet added on. 

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    https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2024/07/gerrymandering-the-origin-story/

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