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Advertising Poster, "Old Fashion Molasses," circa 1900
This turn-of-the-twentieth-century advertisement was used to sell Old Fashion Molasses. This and similar ads with depictions of African American also reflect the racial prejudices of the time. To white consumers this seemingly innocuous image of a smiling African-American woman idealized nonexistent times when whites believed they ruled benevolently and blacks "knew their place." The added stereotypical language also supported this racial view. |