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Box 1

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Contains 60 Results:

Ex Laughs Jokebook, 1920

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Object: 4
Identifier: id261890
Scope and Contents

This joke book features jokes that promote racism and a negative view of African Americans. The jokes are also anti-immigration and misogynistic.

Dates: 1920

"Unity or Else…" , undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 28, Object: 5
Identifier: id261998
Scope and Contents

A pamphlet from the Communist Party of California.

Dates: undated

"Come Out Swinging", undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 29, Object: 4
Identifier: id261992
Scope and Contents

A Labor Education Fund pamphlet.

Dates: undated

"The Genocide Pact", 1954 March 20

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 29, Object: 1
Identifier: id261992
Scope and Contents

An editorial from the Monroe, La. Morning World, concerns the author's fears that the United Nations is secretly a Communist plot.

Dates: 1954 March 20

"Monday May 19th!!! The chickens have come home to roost" , circa 1965

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 29, Object: 2
Identifier: id261992
Scope and Contents

A flyer created by the Bay Area Revoluntionary Union concerning streets that are still occupied by the National Guard.

Dates: circa 1965

In Dixie-Land Playing Cards, 1896

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Identifier: id70844
Scope and Contents

52 playing cards from the game "In Dixie-Land". Copyrighted 1896, L.D. Baldwin, by The Fireside Game Co. The instructions are missing.

Dates: 1896

Negro Hero Playing Cards, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Identifier: id70844
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a set of playing cards. The cards have a sketch and a brief biological summary of influential African American inventors, politicians, musicians, and activists. Rules for the game are included.

Dates: undated

Songs of 1900, 1900

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 24, Object: 1
Identifier: id261897
Scope and Contents

This is a book of rag-time melodies, which includes advertisements, sheet music, and lyrics.

Dates: 1900

Essex County High School Yearbook, 1940

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 24, Object: 2
Identifier: id261897
Scope and Contents

This item is the yearbook of the African American high school in Essex County, Virginia. The yearbook includes photographs, poems, and advertisements.

Dates: 1940

Travel Guide to Negro Hotels and Guest Houses, 1942

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 24, Object: 3
Identifier: id261897
Scope and Contents

This travel guide of “negro” hotels was published by Afro-American Newspapers. The guide includes a map of the East Coast and advertisements from multiple hotels.

Dates: 1942

Theater Advertisements, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 24, Object: 4
Identifier: id261897
Scope and Contents

Two advertisements promoting performances by African American musicians and artists.

Dates: undated

"Martin Luther King at a Communist Training School", 1961

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 28, Object: 2
Identifier: id262006
Scope and Contents

This flyier shows a picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. and other Civil Rights leaders at a supposed Communist training school. The flier states that these leaders have brought tension, disturbance, and violence while trying to promote these Communist ideals.

Dates: 1961

"To the Negroes of America", 1967

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 28, Object: 3
Identifier: id262007
Scope and Contents

This booklet was published by Robert Welch. He argues that the "negro" population is much better off than populations around the globe. He also states that the population has made great strides in the last hundred years. Welch believes that the Communists are trying to turn black people against white people in America.

Dates: 1967

"We Don't Want Another Boston in Cleveland," Integration Struggle, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 28, Object: 4
Identifier: id262010
Scope and Contents

This pamphlet was printed by the Communist Party of Cleveland.  The pamphlet states that black and white people work side and side, and therefore black and white children should be able to learn and live with each other.

Dates: undated

Racial Caricature Postcards, 1896-1907

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: id262127
Scope and Contents

Five cards that have negative, stereotypical images of African Americans. Images include a black woman being compared to a donkey and young men playing craps.

Dates: 1896-1907

Racial Caricature Postcards, 1900-1930

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: id262128
Scope and Contents

Set of 22 racist postcards. Features include large lips and big eyes. Images also include depictions of African Americans stealing goods. Other cards include cartooned drawings of African Americans in flouncy clothing.

Dates: 1900-1930

Racial Caricature Postcards, 1902-1944

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: id262129
Scope and Contents

Set of 42 cards with racist imagery. Images include cartooned sketches of African Americans with big eyes and over exaggerated lips. Images depict African Americans as lazy and inept. They are shown stealing chickens, eating watermelon, and improperly serving white people.

Dates: 1902-1944

Racial Caricature Postcard, 1907 July 08

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: id262130
Scope and Contents

A postcard with an image of an African American boy with a large mouth, kneeling next to two watermelons

Dates: 1907 July 08

Racial Caricature Postcards, 1930-1960

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: id262131
Scope and Contents

Set of eight postcards that have negative, stereotypical sketches of African Americans. Images include women with large behinds, boys eating watermelon, and men with large lips.

Dates: 1930-1960

Racial Caricature Postcards, 1905 and undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: id262132
Scope and Contents

This folder contains five racist postcards. They contain images including boys eating watermelon and a cartooned black man stealing a chicken.

Dates: 1905 and undated

Racial Caricature Postcards, Undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: id262133
Scope and Contents

Set of three postcards and a pamphlet entitled "Fun on the Run." The "Fun on the Run" pamphlet includes several racist and sexist caricatures.

Dates: Undated

Racial Caricature Postcards, Undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Identifier: id262134
Scope and Contents

Postcard containing an image of a cartooned black man and woman. The man has large lips and torn clothing. The woman's features are exaggerated.

Dates: Undated

Racial Caricature Greeting Cards, 1932 and undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: id262135
Scope and Contents

This folder contains three Happy Birthday and one Christmas card. The cards contain cartooned sketches of African Americans, with factors such as large lips and big eyes. One happy birthday card has a sketch of three black women riding in a large watermelon.

Dates: 1932 and undated

Racial Caricature Greeting Cards, Undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: id262136
Scope and Contents

This folder contains numerous happy birthday cards featuring cartooned sketches of African American girls. The girls' features include large eyes and curly hair.

Dates: Undated

Kwanzaa Greeting Cards and Stickers, Undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Identifier: id262137
Scope and Contents

Cards that promote the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

Dates: Undated