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This image depicts Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington sitting at a table in order to set aside their differences and to work towards bringing Progressive ideals to American society. Race relations in the United States was a major social…

In drawing this cartoon, Homer Davenport most likely felt that Theodore Roosevelt's hard work in serving the United States as president earned him the right to be in the presence of Uncle Sam as well as to receive the latter's approval. The fact that…

This is the front cover of Riis' book The Making of an American, which was written after Riis' groundbreaking book How The Other Half Lives. The portrait of Jacob Riis is prominent on the cover.