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HERBLOCK, Newspaper Enterprise Association
Although the United States did not officially declare war until December 8, 1941, it increasingly participated in the Allied war effort. Herblock was an early supporter of defense against German aggression. Although the Dutch government had surrendered to the German Army on May 16, 1940, Americans, with the permission of the British and Dutch governments in exile, occupied Dutch Guiana, the South American country, now known as Suriname, beginning on November 23, 1941. The country held rich bauxite mines, coveted by the military for its use in manufacturing aluminum airplanes.
Herblock (1909–2001). "Look -- Americans in Your Territory," 1941. Published by the Newspaper Enterprise Association, November 27, 1941. India ink, crayon, and opaque white drawing. Herbert L. Block Collection. |