Judge — May 16, 1903 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Judge magazine cartoon depicts **Uncle Sam** (representing the U.S. government) standing beside the **Tuskegee Institute**, which was "endowed by Andrew Carnegie with a gift of $600,000." The cartoon shows Uncle Sam examining a globe and an open book labeled "SCOTHORN" (likely "Booker T. Washington"), with the caption suggesting: "If there were more men like Booker Washington..." The satire appears to **praise Booker T. Washington**, the prominent African American educator who founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The cartoon celebrates both Washington's educational work and Carnegie's philanthropic support for Black education. This likely dates from the early 1900s, when Carnegie's major educational gifts were controversial but increasingly respected. The implication is that Washington's practical, industrial education approach was beneficial to American development.