Happy Birthday, You Flaming Racist!
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Creator Role
cartoonist
Description
A copy of a newspaper cartoon featuring an inscription to Frank Williams. The theme of the cartoon is an Abraham Lincoln birthday celebration. In the cartoon, Lerone Bennett, Jr. (author of Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream) is shown springing from a giant birthday cake and yells, "Happy birthday, you flaming racist!" Partygoers are also pictured. On thinks, "We need to be more careful who we invited to pop out of the cake next year."
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
2002
Measurement
9 1/2 X 12 3/4 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
paper (fiber product); reproduction (copying)
Subjects
Bennett, Lerone, Jr., 1928-2018; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Work Type
editorial cartoon--reproduction (derivative object)
Class
cartoons
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Related Source
See item #5667.
ID
5666
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.