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"The St. Louis Refugee Ship Blues" by Art Spiegelman

Contemporary cartoon from the Washington Post commemorating 70 years since the transatlantic liner "The St. Louis" was denied entry to Cuba and the United States.

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Movie Poster for "The Birth of a Nation"

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