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Original – Caricature showing Uncle Sam lecturing four children labelled Philippines (who appears similar to Philippine leader Emilio Aguinaldo), Hawaii, Porto[sic] Rico and Cuba in front of children holding books labelled with various U.S. states. In the background are an American Indian holding a book upside down, a Chinese boy at the door and a black boy cleaning a window. Originally published on p. 8-9 of the January 25, 1899 issue of Puck magazine.
Reason
Here be a political cartoon from the early days of American Imperialism depicting the eponymous Uncle Sam as a school teacher attempting to pound to the politically acceptable version of U.S. History into a group of children representing recent U.S. Political conquests in Central and South America as well as parts of the Asia Pacific region. Racial and ethnic stereotypes are played to in an attempt to illustrate the greater good that can be found in the United States' decision to assume control of the countries and peoples in question.
Articles in which this image appears
American imperialism, Puck (magazine), Territory of Hawaii
FP category for this image
Best guess is Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Louis Dalrymple (1866-1905), artist; Puck magazine, publisher

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:15, 5 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]