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A 4 page examination of several political cartoons that were originally published in 1954 in response to the Supreme Court's decision on school desegregation. The author contends that numerous factors have to be taken into account to understand the meaning of these types of cartoons. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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been used for generations either to poke fun or to memorialize certain political developments. Such was certainly the case with the issues surrounding societal segregation that the United States
has struggled with throughout her history. In 1954 the Supreme Court heard one case in particular in regard to these issues that would have phenomenal implications for society.
That case was Brown verses the Board of Education. Brown verses Board of Education tried the legalities of segregation in the schools. It would be a landmark case
which would overturn the way a nation dealt with racial differences. Its impacts would extend from the educational arena to the workplace and eventually to interpersonal relationships as people
became more aware of, and more receptive to, people of different races. As would be expected, the cartoonist turned out in force either to ridicule the decisions passed down
by the court or to emphasize their importance. As Edley (1996) has so aptly observed, however, not all is black and white in race relations. The cartoons that
were generated in this period can only be understood with a consideration of the societal circumstances surrounding them. Hundreds of cartoons were generated
in response to Brown v. Board of Education. Many of them have made their way to the World Wide Web. A particularly interesting collection can be found at
http://www.landmarkcases.org/brown/cartoons.html. These cartoons range in subject from the long arm of the Supreme Court presenting a wreath at the Abraham Lincoln memorial to the decision presented as a bomb
blowing up the earth. The intensity of these cartoons reflect the intensity with which the Supreme Court decided on Brown v Board of Education and the intensity of the
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