{"product_id":"cartoonists-against-racism-the-secret-jewish-war-on-bigotry-9781506737768","title":"Cartoonists Against Racism: The Secret Jewish War on Bigotry","description":"\u003cb\u003eHorrific scenes of anti-Jewish violence in Europe filled the newsreels in American theaters in the 1930s and 1940s. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat could be done to make sure it didn't happen in America? One Jewish organization hit upon a remarkable idea--to enlist some of America's most beloved cartoonists to wage a war on bigotry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCartoonists Against Racism\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the secret campaign to create anti-racist comics and cartoons to flood America's newspapers, classrooms, and union halls. Meet the artists and the work that was their ammunition in the battle for America's soul. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book showcases impactful anti-racism artwork from the era's preeminent cartoonists, including multiple Pulitzer Prize winners Bill Mauldin and Vaughn Shoemaker; New Yorker cartoonists Carl Rose, Mischa Richter, and Frank Hanley; famed antiwar cartoonist Robert Osborn; Dave Berg of \u003ci\u003eMad\u003c\/i\u003e magazine; renowned sports cartoonist Willard Mullin; noted labor cartoonist Bernard Seaman; comics artist Mac Raboy (\u003ci\u003eFlash Gordon, Captain Marvel Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e); and Eric Godal, who escaped from Nazi Germany and became a leading cartoonist in the American press and acclaimed artist Dick Dorgan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRafael Medoff \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of Jewish history, an author or editor of over twenty books on Jewish history, and the founding director of the David Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Yoe\u003c\/b\u003e, called by \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \"the comic book genre's master archaeologist,\" has written or edited nearly a hundred books in the field of comics and cartooning history.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619037909266,"sku":"9781506737768","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_83d953bf-ed1a-4386-a06f-babd49a00491.jpg?v=1732544442","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cartoonists-against-racism-the-secret-jewish-war-on-bigotry-9781506737768","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}