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Cartoonists Against Racism

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          Horrific scenes of anti-Jewish violence in Europe filled the newsreels in American theaters in the 1930s and 1940s.

          What could be done to make sure it didn��t happen in America? One Jewish organization hit upon a remarkable idea��to enlist some of America��s most beloved cartoonists to wage a war on bigotry.


          Cartoonists Against Racism �uncovers the secret campaign to create anti-racist comics and cartoons to flood America��s newspapers, classrooms, and union halls. Meet the artists and the work that was their ammunition in the battle for America��s soul.

          The book showcases impactful anti-racism artwork from the era��s preeminent cartoonists, including multiple Pulitzer Prize winners Bill Mauldin and Vaughn Shoemaker; New Yorker cartoonists Carl Rose, Mischa Richter, and Frank Hanley; famed antiwar cartoonist Robert Osborn; Dave Berg of�
          Mad �magazine; renowned sports cartoonist Willard Mullin; noted labor cartoonist Bernard Seaman; comics artist Mac Raboy ( Flash Gordon, Captain Marvel Jr. ); and Eric Godal, who escaped from Nazi Germany and became a leading cartoonist in the American press and acclaimed artist Dick Dorgan.