American Posters Speaking as an American, I feel it my duty to point out that American Propaganda posters, I am ashamed to say, are among the most racist and stereotypical of all combatant nations in WWI & WWII. Irrespective of the moral and political integrity of the democratic system the Americans fought to defend, the ideology of which is often given brilliant representation in their many fine propaganda posters, their depictions of the enemy, especially of the Japanese, are often bigoted, demonizing, and sometimes downright racist. Morley Safer, the famed TV correspondant of the "60 Minutes" television show, said during his historic interview of Iva Toguri ("Tokyo Rose") that "that was...years ago, when it was alright to be racist about your enemy". Indeed, the world was very much different then, and it must to whatever level appropriate be judged according to its time. At the same time, however, America has, generally speaking, travelled a certain distance further down the road of racial tolerance since then, with the result that many young Americans are both surprised and shocked to see some of the depictions of Japanese and Germans during this period - to say nothing about what innocent young Japanese and Germans feel and think when they see them. Therefore, it must be kept in mind that these images are products of their time, and it is to be both hoped and worked for that such images will remain a thing of the past, both in our own and in future times. J. C. Kaelin, Jr. Webmaster & Digitizer 'AllTogether!EnlistInTheNAVY.jpg $ Purchase 82nd.jpg 147k $ Purchase A_Careless_Word_jk.jpg 46k $ Purchase ACarelessWord...AnotherCross.jpg $ Purchase BeAnAmericanEagle!.jpg $ Purchase BeAU.S.Marine!.jpg $ Purchase bombs3.jpg 69k $ Purchase ClearTheWay!.jpg $ Purchase cgrp.jpg 47k $ Purchase Come_On_by_Walter_Whitehead_jk!.jpg 60k $ Purchase daddy.jpg 54k $ Purchase Defend_Your_Nation_jk.jpg 59k $ Purchase Dewey'sFlagship'HealsAllWounds'.jpg $ Purchase Fourth_Liberty_Loan_jk.jpg 66k $ Purchase freedom.jpg 43k $ Purchase GoUSAirForcePoster-UN&NatoFlagsInBackground.jpg $ Purchase hasten.jpg 51k $ Purchase I_Want_You_jk.jpg 59k $ Purchase I_Want_You_For_The_Navy_jk.jpg $ Purchase If_They_Would_Like_It_jk.jpg 111k $ Purchase image10.jpg 57k $ Purchase Relevant Media | InvestInTheVictoryLibertyLoan.jpg $ Purchase khf.jpg 39k $ Purchase least3.jpg 66k $ Purchase letem.jpg 30k $ Purchase Let'sKeepTheGlowInOldGlory.jpg $ Purchase Light_Consumes_Coal_jk.jpg 60k $ Purchase M1_talk.jpg 114k $ Purchase mep.jpg 46k $ Purchase More_Production_jk.jpg 55k $ Purchase Murdering_Jap_jk.jpg 125k $ Purchase mwy.jpg 29k $ Purchase next.jpg 48k $ Purchase NormanRockwell's''OverThere''Cover.jpg $ Purchase Order_Coal_Now_jk.jpg 89k $ Purchase PosterHappenHere.jpg 148k $ Purchase PosterYoureNext.jpg 127k $ Purchase poster1.jpg 67k $ Purchase produce.jpg 56k $ Purchase rjm.jpg 30k $ Purchase saving.jpg 66k $ Purchase soldier.gif 76k $ Purchase Stop_him!.jpg 103k $ Purchase stopthis.jpg 57k $ Purchase texacoNips.gif 53k $ Purchase Thanks_Please_jk.jpg 102k $ Purchase TheGreatestMotherInTheWorld.jpg $ Purchase TheNavyNeedsYou!.jpg $ Purchase The_Spirit_of_America_jk.jpg 62k $ Purchase This_is_the_Enemy_jk.jpg 52k $ Purchase unclsam1.jpg 96k $ Purchase vd.jpg 77k $ Purchase Weapons_For_Liberty_jk.jpg 83k $ Purchase wings.jpg 38k $ Purchase From the U.S. National Archives: gethot.jpg 33k $ Purchase hewatla.jpg 23k $ Purchase iwantyou.gif 6k $ Purchase manguns.jpg 32k $ Purchase ridewith.jpg 46k $ Purchase sacrific.jpg 65k $ Purchase shadow.jpg 53k $ Purchase somebody.jpg 34k $ Purchase sowers.jpg 31k $ Purchase victwait.jpg 43k $ Purchase waste.jpg 40k $ Purchase wastime.gif 6k $ Purchase wecan.jpg 38k $ Purchase Wings_Over_America_jk.jpg $ Purchase ww207.jpg 38k $ Purchase ww209.jpg 38k $ Purchase ww211.jpg 38k $ Purchase ww212.jpg 38k $ Purchase ww213.jpg 38k $ Purchase ww226.jpg 38k $ Purchase ww227.jpg 38k $ Purchase