- On View
- Segregation Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Written by
- Prof. Carroll, Charles, American
- Published by
- American Book and Bible House, American
- Date
- 1900
- Medium
- paper (fiber product) with cardboard and cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 × 6 × 1 5/16 in. (21.6 × 15.2 × 3.3 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover paper book titled: [The Negro A Beast or In The Image of God]. The book's cover is red with black writing for the title and a caricatured depiction of a black man. The interior pages, 382 in total, consist of off-white paper and black type.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Race discrimination
- Segregation
- Stereotypes
- White supremacy movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.