Judge, 1924-08-16 · page 6 of 36
Judge — August 16, 1924 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# "The Klan in Full Swing—A Prospectus" by Ralph Barton This is a satirical critique of the Ku Klux Klan's stated objectives, presented as if they were mundane civic goals. The cartoon mocks the Klan's claim to represent "American" values by depicting their actual agenda through exaggerated scenarios: - Regulating diet and matrimonial selection among "good Americans" - Reorganizing park benches (likely referring to racial segregation) - Relieving Henry Ford of factory odor complaints (Ford was a known Klan sympathizer) - Hanging foreigners in New York City The satire exposes the Klan's violent xenophobia and racist ideology beneath their rhetoric of "Americanism." By treating violent racial terror as bureaucratic busywork, Barton highlights the absurdity and moral bankruptcy of the organization's stated mission.
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Although we are at present obliged to perform we hope soon to be in a position to supervise the mean duties of Prohibition Agents’ matrimonial selection among good Ameri- informers— cans— THE KLAN IN FULL SWING—A PROSPECTUS | by Ralph Barton rT (LL a antl ae, to relieve Henry Ford of the task of smelling the breath of his employees as they come to work in the morning— and to hang every foreigner in New York City. Join the gang and raise hell safely! comicbooks.com