Advertisements [Illustration]

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Title

Advertisements [Illustration]
The Spider 1914

Description

This page is the introduction page to the advertisements section of the 1914 yearbook. The page features an illustration of an African-American man wearing a tattered suit pulling a donkey with the sign “advertisements” hung on it. The illustration portrays the African-American man in a lower class position because he is pulling a donkey behind him. During this time, the yearbook would never include an illustration of a white man pulling a donkey because it would contrast with time period’s stereotypical racial roles in society.

Source

Virginia Baptist Historical Society
Richmond, Virginia

Date

1914

Contributor

Campbell Crochiere

Files

11039652-The-Spider_1914_265.jpg

Collection

Citation

Senior Class of 1914, “Advertisements [Illustration],” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed October 14, 2024, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/97.