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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)
“Stop the militarization of space” soviet poster, 1984.
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SAC’s underground command post display and closed circuit television relay, 1961. .
Iraqi painting (1999) showing Saddam Hussein as an ancient Mesopotamian king on a lion hunt.
“Away with the Jewish press: lies, corruption, rubbish.” Austria, 1938
“If you want to be healthy – take cold showers!” / USSR, 1953
Italy is in our hands! – Arabic anti-fascist World War Two Propoganda
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