Items tagged "Statesman": 2

The general message of this cartoon is on the irony clinging to an American identity. Each of the groups in this cartoon is decorated with feathers signifying their claim to a true native American identity. In this image Suffragettes, Statesmen, Business men, and the Republican and Democratic party all have decorated themselves in Indian…

America, the land of golden opportunity. Below, a “statesman” is issuing confident declarations on the wealth and resources of the United States. However, his words fall flat as he is shown faced with the average American citizen. The citizen poses the question to the statesman that despite America’s reputation as the land of opportunity the…