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Public Service and National Social Welfare Comic Strips, 1949-1957

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 27, Object: 2
Identifier: id261984

Scope and Contents

These comic strips promote racial tolerance. One comic entitled "Stand Up For Sportsmanship," features Batman stopping a fight between two boys, one white and one black. When Batman asks what happened, he discovers they're fighting because the white boy doesn't want the black boy to play with them because "he don't belong, he ain't a real American." Batman responds with a lesson about racial tolerance, saying "don't believe the crackpot lies about people who worship differently, or whose skin is of a different color, or whose parents come from another country... a nation divided by prejudice is like a football team without teamwork." The next one, featuring Batman, teaches the reader that a country divided by racial prejudice is the same as a football team without teamwork. The next comic encourages a baseball team to be accepting of players of different ethnicity. The last comic, featuring superman, promotes both racial and religious tolerance.

Dates

  • Creation: 1949-1957

Conditions Governing Access:

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Extent

From the Collection: 4 Linear Feet

Language

From the Series: English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acc.2010.111

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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