Back in Black

As I've said before genealogy and history are a big interest of mine.

When looking through old newspapers I am sometimes taken a back at the overt racism that was so prevalent even in the early 20th century.

Here are a couple examples.

Two comics taken from the Daily Courier January 5th, 1909...100 years ago this week.

Boy eating: Why doen' your fader raise melons?

Other Boy: Hes got chillun to raise

So's my fader.

What you spec he done raise?

Hawgs.

The 2nd especially! LOL! John Henry Johnson is basically drawn as an ape!

~ Glenn