Advertising Blotter, "Just Born-All Americans! Don't Infect Them with Racial and Religious Hate," circa 1949

THF98732 / Advertising Blotter, "Just Born-All Americans! Don't Infect Them with Racial and Religious Hate," circa 1949
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Artifact Overview

During World War II, the Anti-Defamation League established organizations to create public campaigns to promote democratic principles and cooperation between all races, religions, and classes. One of its organizations, the Institute for American Democracy, distributed posters, blotters, bookmarks, book covers, and other materials well into the 1950s to try to counteract discrimination and foster tolerance in the United States.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Advertising blotter

Date Made

1949

Subject Date

1949

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

89.85.41

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.375 in
Width: 6.125 in

Inscriptions

Text on lower right corner: IAAD
Advertising Blotter, "Just Born-All Americans! Don't Infect Them with Racial and Religious Hate," circa 1949