Evolution Watermelon Into Coon Racist Postcard

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Stock #:1036091
Type: Postcard
Postmark: 1909
Postmark City: Springfield
Postmark State: MO
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Publisher's Series #: 977
Recipient Address:Chester Staley
Willard Mo
R.F.D. (Box No 2)
MO

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Racist postcard depicting the supposed "evolution" of a watermelon into a Black person. The postcard features three circles: a watermelon slice, a smiling face with watermelon colors, and a caricature of a Black person with exaggerated features, labeled "Coon." The word "Evolution" is written above the images, with "Watermelon" under the first, "Into" under the second, and "Coon" under the third.

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