Judge — January 31, 1925 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This is a satirical response to a "news item" about a Bishop of a Negro Church claiming all Biblical characters were colored (Black). The cartoons mock this claim by depicting well-known Biblical figures as exaggerated caricatures with racist imagery typical of early-20th-century American publications. Each panel labels a Biblical figure (Noah, Daniel, Balaam, Jonah, Samson, Saint Patrick) rendered as grotesque Black caricatures in stereotypical poses. The satire ridicules the Bishop's assertion through visual mockery rather than serious argument. This reflects a deeply racist era when Judge magazine regularly published demeaning imagery and when such claims about Biblical representation were met with ridicule rather than consideration. The content is historically significant as documentation of period racism, not as humor.