(MILITARY) The Dawn of Hope

Sale 2308 - Lot 433

Price Realized: $ 1,440

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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500

MORE MILITANT MESSAGE (MILITARY.) The Dawn of Hope. Chromolithographic poster, 17-1/4 x 13-1/4 inches; light stain to top left corner; repairs to reverse at the bottom center and top and bottom right margins, not infringing on the image. should be seen Np: B.W. Britain, 1918

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a rare and controversial piece. This WWI lithograph carries a much more militant message than the usual "uplift" poster of this period. In the center is a circular engraving of an older man, with his arm over the shoulder of (presumably) his grandson. The sun rises before them over a vast field of cotton. "My boy, I waited 50 years for the realization of Father Abraham's Wish. But in vain. Your brethren are now fighting maintain Uncle Sam's Liberty in hopes for Equality and Justice for the Black Man." To their righ, t standing on a pedestal, is Abraham Lincoln, who holds a piece of paper that says "Equality for the white and black man" To their left, a black soldier points a pistol up in his right hand, his left hand clenched in a fist. Under Lincoln "The Book of Justice and the Hand of Freedom," Beneath the soldier "Uncle Sam, We are still fighting for that freedom promised us making all men of equal standing. BUT NEVER in the history of the black man, has he been justly judged by all."