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NATO (Soviet cartoon, 1979)
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
Militar Sport Propaganda Poster 1919
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“Something stinks around here” — Anti-CPUSA cartoon, circa September 1986
IRA volunteer Dan Breen on his wedding day holding his Mauser Pistol.1921
Luftwaffe Ace Hans Joachim Marseille telling a group of Hitlerjugend Flieger about his experiences from North Africa, June 1942.
…you may not be aware that you’re wearing a veritable work of art. Jaymar leisure suits, 1975
“We will win despite the global coalition” ISIS, 2014-17
“Circassians in Turkey spread immorality and prostitution. All Circassian daughters are prostitutes trying to poison the Turks” 2010s Grey Wolves meme slut-shaming famous Turkish women of Circassian descent.
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