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The show that flopped
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | United States |
Description | Cartoon shows Senator James Thomas Heflin of Alabama as a shabby vaudeville actor walking along a railroad track carrying his possessions: a satchel labeled "The Great Heflin," placards reading "The Great Heflin! Tonight in ... Showing Up of Al Smith, Town Hall," and a sword and spear labeled "Religious Bigotry." In April 1928, Heflin, the fiery advocate of prohibition, fundamentalist Protestantism, and white supremacy, tried to organize a rally in Winston Salem, North Carolina against Al Smith, the wet Catholic governor of New York who was campaigning in North Carolina for the Democratic nomination for president. When the county commissioners refused to give Heflin permission to use the county court house for his rally, it was viewed as a blow to religious and racial intolerance. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Heflin, James Thomas,--1869-1951. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Presidential elections--United States--1920-1930. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Prejudice--United States--1920-1930. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Vaudeville shows--United States--1920-1930. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Smith, Alfred Emanuel,--1873-1944. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |