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The Scroll Grows [cited for bravery], 1943 US cartoon: The Statue of Liberty holds a long scroll headed 'Cited for Bravery

The Scroll Grows [cited for bravery]

The Statue of Liberty holds a long scroll headed 'Cited for Bravery, World War II' listing eight names: Dorie Miller, Lonnie Jackson, Julius Franklin, Harvey Crandle, James Scott, Samuel Baker, L.C. Netherly and Robert Mobley. The tell is transfer with a testimonial element: the national symbol lends authority to a list of named Black servicemen as proof of service.

Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

TransferTestimonial
Date
1943
Period
Second World War
Made by
Office of War Information (cartoon artwork; artist Charles Alston)
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Cartoon
Issuer type
State
Regime
Roosevelt Administration
Leader
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Themes
War and the military, Race and ethnicity, Home front
Event
World War II
Regime
Roosevelt administration
Leader
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 208, Cartoons Promoting the War Effort (NAID 535594), retrieved October 3, 2026
Rights
Public domain (U.S. government work)
Office of War Information. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 208, 208-COM-149 (NAID 535662).

Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

CITED FOR
BRAVERY
WORLD WAR II
DORIE MILLER
LONNIE JACKSON
JULIUS FRANKLIN
HARVEY CRANDLE
JAMES SCOTT
SAMUEL BAKER
L.C. NETHERLY
ROBERT MOBLEY
THE SCROLL GROWS
Alston

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