The 50 Most Racist Political Cartoons

Black-and-white bigotry. Some primary colors too.

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Racist political cartoons are as American as apple pie (baked by a black mammy for Thomas Jefferson). They've long been used to stir up fear of minority groups depicted as encroaching menaces, be they African-American, Middle Eastern, Chinese, Irish, Jewish, and really anyone who isn't a WASP.

As overt racism has become less socially acceptable, most artists have become less bigoted or simply toned down the ignorance in their artistic social commentary, but a select few still stoke the fires of insensitivity with caricatures of President Barack Obama that are both racist and disrespectful to the office he holds. With race still an issue in the 2012 Presidential Election taking place today, take a look at The 50 Most Racist Political Cartoons to see how far the country has come.

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Written by Adam Martin (@ghostofkelor)

50. The Man Who Won the Elephant at the Raffle

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49. Does Not a Meeting Like This, Etc.

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48. Admission Free

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47. The first blow at the Chinese question

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46. The Anti-Chinese Wall

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45. The poor barbarians can't understand

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44. Slaves of the Jews

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43. No Job for a Racehorse

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42. The Bandits Bride

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41. Killing the Golden Goose

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40. Quick, Give Them a Casino

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39. Goose-Stepping Star of David

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38. Say Hello to Batista

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37. Battle Decoration

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36. Uncle Remus, 1957 Version

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35. Idiot Card

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34. The Savages Let Loose

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33. See-Saw!

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32. Troubles which may follow an imperial policy

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31. History Repeats Itself

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30. Oh Yeah! Say What?

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29. Honolulu Crown

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28. Golly I've gone and did it again

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27. The New Joss

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26. The Thanksgiving of Our Forefathers

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25. The Two Platforms

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24. The Great Fear of the Period

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23. The Usual Irish Way of Doing Things

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22. What We Would Like to See

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21. Mexican Peon

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20. The Yellow Terror in All His Glory

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19. The Mountain Came with Mohammed

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18. When did you ever vote?

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17. The American River Ganges

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16. Like a Bad Neighbor

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15. The Hon. Fifth Column

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14. Terrorist Fist Bump

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13. Who Wants to Be First?

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12. Conversations with My Mother

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11. Suicide Obama

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10. Uncle Obama's Cabin

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9. I'd Like to Register a Complaint Against the NYPD

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8. They'll Have to Find Someone Else to Write the Next Stimulus Bill

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7. Trayvon Martin and the Case of Yellow Journalism

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6. Nice Day for a Wok

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5. The Reconstruction Policy of Congress, as Illustrated in California

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4. What Shall We Do with John Chinaman?

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3. "The Nigger" in the Woodpile

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2. An Heir to the Throne

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1. Obama the Pimp

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