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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
