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Black Bodies in Propaganda: The Art of the War Poster |
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May 21, 2013,
Volume 59, No. 33 |
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“United We Win,” United States, Washington DC, 1942. During World War II, millions of African Americans moved into new factory towns where racism often erupted into violence. This is one of 33 posters on view in Black Bodies in Propaganda: The Art of the War Poster, a new exhibition opening on Sunday, June 2, with an event 1-4 p.m., featuring a ribbon cutting at 1 p.m., followed by a 2 p.m. lecture by Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, the Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations and professor of sociology and Africana studies at Penn as well as the host of the PBS series “History Detectives” and a 3 p.m. lecture by Dr. Eugene Richardson, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen—an all African-American regiment from World War II. The exhibit runs through March 2, at the Penn Museum. All opening day events are free with Museum admission. Image courtesy of Tukufu Zuberi. |
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May 21, 2013, Volume 59, No. 33
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