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"We're licked, why try to stop Hitler?"
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows an undertaker in a frock coat (labeled "Defeatist") and a hat with a black mourning band, holding a large feather (labeled "The Order of the White Feather") and wringing his hands. A large black raven (a bird of ill-omen) perches on a nearby pillar, while in the background a crowd shouts "Kamerad." A white feather was the symbol of cowardice. After Hitler's overwhelming conquest of much of Europe in 1940, some Americans became convinced that the Germans were unbeatable. The cartoonist ridicules these noninterventionists as cowards and suggests that they are aiding the German cause. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Cowardice--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Neutrality--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Pessimism--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns & battles--German. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hitler, Adolf,--1889-1945. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Public opinion--United States--1940-1950. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
