Racial hierarchy and inferiority
Date
circa 1880s-1930s, undated
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Abstract
Description
Portrayals of Black people being associated with non-human creatures or organized in keeping with ideas of scientific racism, and often placed in opposition to imagery of white purity. This category includes the following sub-categories:
General, circa 1890s-1910, undated Box 5, F03
Exoticism stereotypes, circa 1880s, 1900s, circa 1930s, undated Box 5, F04
Imagery that engages in racial and cultural othering, particularly the fetishization of non-white cultures, exaggerations of cultural dress, and racial impersonation.
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Citation
GRA 0148, Gregory C. Wilson collection of postcards and trade cards depicting stereotypes of African Americans, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.