Racist Letter to Congressman Diaz-Balart

Original Title

Racist Letter to Rep. Diaz-Balart

Devised Title

Racist Letter to Congressman Diaz-Balart

Date

1997-02-23

Creator

Joseph Wilson Jr. See all items with this value

Contributor

Carrie Meek

Description

A 1994 hate mail letter from Joseph Wilson, Jr. sent to Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a Cuban-American U.S. House Rep representing Florida. The letter recommended shipping all of America’s “thugs” to a penal colony as an economic solution to crime; it also featured hand-drawn art – a racist caricature of a Black man with a gun and dollar bills.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Racism See all items with this value

Politics See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Textual document

Medium

Paper

Ink

Additional Techniques

Print

Measurements

L:28cm x W:24cm

Format

PDF

HBCU Identifier

MS_0059_03_0003

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0127

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Collection

Carrie Meek Collection See all items with this value

Language

English

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