Chapter 19 Images

• "True Sons of Freedom" (1918)
  
  
  "True Sons of Freedom" (1918)

  This World War I poster depicts African-American soldiers fighting German soldiers and Abraham Lincoln above them with his quote, "Liberty and freedom shall not perish." What did African-American soldiers hope to accomplish through military service in World War I? Considering Wilson's idealistic goals for the war, how could they reconcile the fact that they were fighting in a segregated military for a segregated society at home?

• Americanese Wall Cartoon (1918)
  
  
  Americanese Wall Cartoon (1918)

  In this cartoon, Uncle Sam hides behind a wall studded with fountain pens and labeled "Americanese." At the base of the wall are humble, honest-looking immigrants hoping to gain entry into the "Land of the Free," but literacy tests and other restrictions have made their admittance impossible.

• Destroying a Socialist Flag (1918)
  
  
  Destroying a Socialist Flag (1918)

  In this image depicts United States soldiers and sailors destroying a flag carried by socialists during a peace demonstration in Boston. Such violent interventions by official and vigilante groups were regular occurrences during World War I and its aftermath. The rights to free speech and civil liberties were not well protected during this period, and many prominent Progressives either remained silent or condoned such attacks in their fervor to support the war.

• Suffragettes Compare the U.S. to Kaiser's Germany (1918), 1
  
  
  Suffragettes Compare the U.S. to Kaiser's Germany (1918), 1

  In this photograph, a protestor for female suffrage displays a sign comparing the United States to Kaiser's Germany. Mockingly labeling the president as "Kaiser Wilson," this activist used the Wilson administration's own sharp criticisms of autocratic government to point out that women (like Germans) lacked the basic right of self-governance.

• Suffragettes Compare the U.S. to Kaiser's Germany (1918), 2
  
  
  Suffragettes Compare the U.S. to Kaiser's Germany (1918), 2

  In this photograph, a protestor for female suffrage displays a sign comparing the United States to Kaiser's Germany. Mockingly labeling the president as "Kaiser Wilson," this activist used the Wilson administration's own sharp criticisms of autocratic government to point out that women (like Germans) lacked the basic right of self-governance.

• "Help Us to Help the Alien" (1920)
  
  
  "Help Us to Help the Alien" (1920)

  This road sign asks the citizens of Trenton to "Help us to help the Alien become a real American citizen," thus advertising the intention of making all immigrants 100% American.