Judge, 1883-11-10 · page 15 of 16
Judge — November 10, 1883 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from the satirical magazine *Judge* is primarily **advertising with one short satirical piece**. The main cartoon/text, "An Aggrieved Man," depicts a Black man complaining to a newspaper editor about a negative article written about him. The man claims he "didn't kill a negro since breakfast" and shot only in self-defense, sarcastically insisting he's a "society man" deserving respect. The satire mocks both the man's absurd self-justification and the editor's indifference to violence against Black people. The piece reflects late 19th-century racial attitudes in *Judge*—the dialect and characterization are deeply stereotypical by modern standards. The satire appears to target either the absurdity of the man's claims or editorial negligence, but the heavy reliance on racist caricature makes the actual satirical target unclear to modern readers. The remainder of the page consists of period advertisements for various products (patent medicines, fabric, fire extinguishers, bicycles), typical of magazine revenue in that era.
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