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"White (?) Man’s Burden" & "Civilization Begins At Home" editorial cartoons and the U.S. War in the Philippines



Students analyze 2 editorial cartoons for messages about U.S. colonization in the Philippines and about stereotypes in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Questioning Manifest Destiny”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.


"White (?) Man’s Burden" & "Civilization Begins At Home" editorial cartoons and the U.S. War in the Philippines

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Relevant Subject Area(s)

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Grade Level(s)

Middle School, High School, College

Media Type(s)

Editorial Cartoon