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Caricatures of Irish immigrants—especially Irish women—have softened, but persist in characters whose Irishness is expressed in subtle cues.

Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose is the latest example of the struggles around Jewish representation on the stage and screen.

These caricatures of well-known Philadelphians transpose human heads onto animal forms.

The practice of seeing Florida’s people, culture and history in caricature form is deeply rooted in the state’s colonial past.

What the history of a gesture can tell us about Black creative power.

Was cartoonist Billy Ireland’s pen really mightier than the burning crosses of the KKK?

American fiction of the 19th century often featured a cruel doctor, whose unfeeling fascination with bodily suffering readers found unnerving.

PepsiCo’s move to end the racist brand comes shamefully late.

The Gold Rush introduced a new figure into the American imagination – the effete Eastern urbanite who travels to the Wild West in quest of his fortune.

Victoria Dailey looks back at Oscar Wilde’s wild ride through the United States in the early 1880s.

Detailing the history and the controversy behind an iconic baseball mascot.

How the objects in the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia can help us understand today's prejudice and racial violence.

With its signature two-toned design and illustrations, the mock newspaper encouraged polite passenger etiquette and promoted local attractions.

In the 1910 World Heavyweight Championship, London cheered on Jim Jeffries as he faced off with Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight champion.

On the literary and cinematic legacy of white supremacy in the United States.

"To believe that the richness of Black identity can be understood through a temporary costume trivializes the lifelong trauma of racism. It turns the complexity of Black life into a stunt."

Minstrel shows were an American invention, but they also found success in the United Kingdom, where audiences were negotiating their relationships with empire.

Percival Everett transforms Mark Twain’s classic 'Huckleberry Finn' into a tragedy.

The representation of Jews in antebellum popular culture reveals that many Americans found them both cartoonishly villainous and enticingly exotic.

Beginning in 1905, one star-studded song-publishing company would push the aesthetic limits of how Black popular music was shown to the public.

Stephanie Mueller´s book sheds light on the percieved death of liberalism and the fear of corporations.

The famed opera has been criticized for its racist portrayals of Asian-Americans.

When Hollywood went down Argentine way.

Black femininity was always considered a hard sell in Hollywood, but Hattie McDaniels and Dorothy became the perfect women to peddle racist stereotypes.

Herblock, Garry Trudeau, and others created memorable cartoons that skewered Nixon and Watergate, making the era a boom time for political satire.

The California Historical Society contrasts how Chinese people were portrayed in the press with the dignified studio portraits taken in Chinatown.

Since their initial popularity during World War II, comic books have always been a medium for American counterculture and for nativism and empire. 

Colescott satirizes an iconic painting of George Washington, and in doing so, challenges the viewer to reconsider their beliefs about American history.

A new exhibition celebrates the work of three Austrian artists who escaped their country as Nazis took over and created daring work in the years after.

It's about the satirical tradition of 'going there.'