World War I Propaganda Posters
Poster showing “The Dawn of Hope,” with Abraham Lincoln, an African American soldier, and a farmer and
his grandson. States, “Your brethren are now fighting . . . in hopes for equality and justice for the black
man.”
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World War I Propaganda Posters
“Colored Man is No Slacker,” showing an African American soldier about to march off with his regiment,
saying goodbye to his wife
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World War I Propaganda Posters
“Duty Calls,” nearly identical poster to Image 2, but showing a white couple
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