Visualizing Otherness III - Set 2
Visualizing Otherness in America: Racist and Discriminatory Views of Afro-Americans in Popular Culture - continued.
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 Two postcards depicting Afro-Americans, circa 1907 |
 Circa 1910 Stereo card #14 Negroes at work near Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone during the building of the Panama Canal. |
 "Forbidden Fairways," book from the 1920s about Afro-Americans being kept off golf courses. |
 NAPA Anti-Segregation Poster urging boycott of Stag Beer because of failure to hire Afro-Americans. 1950s/60s. |
 Watermelon label, 1940s. |
 Old 1920's Dancing Sambo novelty magic trick. It features a jointed "black sambo" figure 11.5 inches tall, described as "Dancing Sambo, Easy to work, Fun at your parties." |
Derogatory comics from 1911 were printed in various American Newspapers.
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Chef and Mammy Figures are found frequently at flea markets all across the United States.
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 Sambo Board Game by Wyandotte, a major toy maker in the 1940s and 1950s. |
 1940's Made in Japan Black Americana Ceramic Black Sambo Eye Glass holder. |
 1940's Black Americana Chalkware Black Sambo ash tray, Black Sambo is eating a piece of watermelon. |
 1949 Black Americana Chalkware Black Sambo hot pad holder. |