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A 1940 prison photo of Cleo Wright. Two years later, Wright was lynched. A white mob dragged him from his cell to to a black neighborhood and burned him alive in view of two church congregations. It was the first lynching to occur after the United States entered World War II, Missouri .
When former slave Jordan Anderson was asked to come back and work for his old master, he replied with a deadpan letter asking for 52 years’ back pay as proof of good faith. The letter has been described as a rare example of documented ‘slave humor’ of the period. Below is Jourdon Anderson’s Letter.
‘Victorian Child’ photo I found in an antique shop. I fell in love with how awkwardly perfect this photo is. I would really like to learn more, but I don’t know where to start.
My Great Grandmother Violet in 1919, London
100 years after WW1 (New York Times, 2014)
People have been trying to find the breasts in these ice cubes since 1957. American Association of Advertising Agencies, 1994.
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“Hitler election poster”
“An Unrestrained Demon” – Anti- electricity propaganda from 1889.
My first day with Stayfree. 1970s
“Babies on bayonets”—Atrocities being committed by the occupying Japanese forces against Chinese citizens
My second Birthday! This day 66 years ago!
Anti Racist Poster UK Circa 2000s
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