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title: '"Democracy in action no. III" (undated, c. 1942-1945, OWI)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-alston-democracy-in-action-no-iii-1943/
description: 'Undated: NARA gives no date; c. 1942-1945 from the OWI series. Pencil portraits of George Washington Carver, Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass'
section: Collection
---

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[!["Democracy in action no. III", 1943 US cartoon: Undated](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-owi-alston-democracy-in-action-no-iii-1943.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-owi-alston-democracy-in-action-no-iii-1943.jpg)

# "Democracy in action no. III" (undated, c. 1942-1945, OWI)

Undated: NARA gives no date; c. 1942-1945 from the OWI series. Pencil portraits of George Washington Carver, Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass stand above a drawn fleet of ships, with Washington shaking Douglass's hand. A caption cites the naming of Liberty Ships for outstanding Negro Americans. The tell is transfer: the standing of historical figures is attached to the war-production fleet.

## Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
CARVER
WASHINGTON
DOUGLASS

Third in the series of
Liberty Ships named
for outstanding Negro
Americans will be the
"S.S. FREDERICK DOUGLASS" -- NEWS ITEM

Alston
for OWI
```

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