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Saturday, November 12, 2016

Herriman Saturday

December 20 1908 -- With Jack Johnson set to defend his heavyweight championship against Tommy Burns on the 26th, Herriman favors us with portraits of both along with his thoughts on their looks. Amazingly, Johnson is described favorably, not in the typical racist venom of the day.

Labels: Herriman's LA Examiner Cartoons

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Herriman was himself “colored” but passing for “white”.

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Daniel [oeconomist.com] : 10/23/2022 12:29 AM

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