This section of the Authentic History
Center's "Teaching Diversity With Multimedia"
collection focuses on stereotypes of people of African
descent from the end of the American Civil War in
postcards & greeting cards in the first half of
the 20th Century. Although postcards had been around
since 1861, they became extremely popular following
the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Sendings had to write on the front of the postcard
until 1907, when the "divided back" card
created space next to the address area for a written
message. Due to their extreme popularity and their
tendency to often incorporate humor into their messages,
postcards were prolific distributors of racist imagery.
A few stereoviews and greeting cards are also included
in this section.
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