Education for Freedom No. 18 poster (English, Manila)

A square photo poster, 'Supplement to Free World', Volume 8 No. 4, April 1959, headed 'Education for Freedom'. Photographs of a kindergarten, an elementary classroom with a film projector, a high-school laboratory and sewing room, and a college laboratory with an instructor and international students are each captioned by school level. Two young men with books stand at right. A credo and slogan describe a liberal education as an American democratic heritage. The tell is glittering generalities: 'freedom', 'right to knowledge' and 'democracy' are attached to the American school system.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Glittering generalitiesTransferPlain folks

Date

March 3, 1959

Period

Cold War

Made by

U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series

Region

North America

Country

United States

Medium

Poster

Issuer type

State

Regime

Eisenhower Administration

Leader

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Audience

Foreign public

Purpose

Persuade or win support

Themes

Home front, Science and technology

Event

Cold War

Source

Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are

Source

U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026

Rights

Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, March 3, 1959. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949003, 306-PPB-131).

CREDO OF AMERICAN EDUCATION: MAN HAS THE RIGHT TO KNOWLEDGE AND, ONCE ACQUIRED, TO USE IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GREATEST NUMBER.
Education for Freedom
A LIBERAL EDUCATION IS OUR PROUD HERITAGE IN A DEMOCRACY.
KINDERGARTEN
Competent tutors inspire young pupils in developing abilities.
ELEMENTARY
Audio-visual aids stimulate curiosity in arts, sciences, history and citizenship training.
HIGH SCHOOL
Secondary schools prepare students for college and provide them with training for everyday living.
COLLEGE
Academic and intellectual freedom are guaranteed by the American university.
SUPPLEMENT TO Free World VOLUME 8 No. 4 APRIL 1959