Is This What They Mean by Civil Rights?
- Title:
- Is This What They Mean by Civil Rights?
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Publisher:
- Republican Congressional Committee
- Political Figure:
- Sparkman, John, American (1899-1985), Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1952
- Election Date:
- 1952
- ID Number:
- 2214.CA0037
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214CA0037_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- handbills
ephemera (general object genre)
portraits
political cartoons - Materials/Techniques:
- Color printing
- Subject:
- Handbills
Portraits
Political cartoons
Sparkman, John
Portraits
Caricatures
Politics
Elections
Magnifying glasses
Symbols
Animals
Roosters
Democratic Party
Race (concept)
Race relations
Jefferson County, Alabama
Newark, New Jersey
Civil rights
White supremacy movements - Measurement:
- 21.59 x 25.4 (Handbill) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Cartoon reproduces a 1948 ballot from Jefferson County, Alabama in which John Sparkman, 1952 Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Vice-President, ran for U.S. Senate on a Democratic ticket with White Supremacy as part of its logo. Item donor Susan H. Douglas notes that this handbill was distributed at a rally predominantly attended by African-Americans in Newark, New Jersey in October 1952. Cartoon originally published as part of a Republican Congressional Committee pamphlet titled More! Civil Rights Double-Talk and More Goose Eggs: 1952 Edition (Item 2214.PA0146).
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Relationships:
- Related to More! Civil Rights Double-Talk and More Goose Eggs: 1952 Edition
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.