Description:

World War II poster (detail). The poster reads, If negro men can carry guns for Uncle Sam surely they can drive milk wagons for Bowman Dairy. The poster is highlighting the irony of the American law in relation to black citizens, at the time of World War II.

Contributed by John Judkyn Memorial.

The language used to describe people of African descent in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries is unacceptable in today’s terms. We cannot avoid using this language in its original context. To change the words would impose 20th century attitudes on history.

Date: c 1939-45

Copyright: The American Museum in Britain, Bath

Object ID:74.179.9