Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon
| Description: |
A cartoon about racial fanatics wanting books and other materials permanently banned. Some childrens storybook character are giving reasons why theyre being banned to two children. Image Access WideTEK 25 ***Notice-----Notice*** To everybody***everywhere*** There shall be:--no imitations or impersonations, straight or in burlesque, of any and all races, nationalities. Whether by human or animal forms, in voice, comic, costumes, etc., in either dialect, printed, spoken or written, to indicate such as: --Irish, German, Jewish, Negro, Indian, Scandinavian, Russian, or any foreign race; nor such as Eastern, Central, Western, South, or Northern state of U.S.A. (such residents), etc., etc. in jokes, cartoons, stories, stage characters, or poems--songs, books, or personal impressions, newspapers, or radio, or on T-V, magazines, or any publications, what-so-ever! Forever banned--in any use what so ever! Signed Racial Fanatics. And these kind of childrens books with color pictures. How about me? Little Boy Blue. Childrens Picture Story Books. Any objection to elephant ta(if)les? 30 years ago tomorrow--Flag Day--Mesker Zoo got its first elephant Kay. Cause one of us is black--! Cause Im RED Im not a Commie. And with my fleece white as snow--. 3 Bags Full. Ba ba. Black Beauty. [in margins: Do Not Expect All Adults To Be Sensible! Evansville, Indiana, Courier 6/13/1959. Saturday. 7 inch. K.] |
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| Origin: | 2014 |
| Created By: |
Karl Kae Knecht |
| Source: |
http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/3551 |
| Collection: |
Karl K. Knecht Collection |
| Copyright: |
Digital Image Copyright 2014 University of Evansville Libraries. All rights reserved. All other material is open to the public without restrictions. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. |
| Subjects: |
Politics National Affairs Education Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States |
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