1. Who are the people in the photograph?
1. Old women in a kitchen
2. Hitler and young child
3. Cops and African American
4. Statue of liberty and hanging man
5. Immigrants
6. Men getting a physical
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
1. Preparing a feast. They are cooking in a kitchen.
2. Hitler trying to appeal to the people. The women smiling and laughing.
3. Protesting segregation. Cops attacking African Americans.
4. Man doesn’t feel free in the U.S. Hanging from Statue of Liberty.
5. Immigrants getting ready to dock in the U.S.A.
6. Getting physical in order to join the military.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
1. Women were the ones the cooked in the kitchen.
2. People actually admired Hitler.
3. Brutality shown by cops during anti segregation protests.
4. That African Americans didn’t feel free.
5. Immigration is a big deal in the U.S.A.
6. Soldiers are checked to make sure they are all healthy.
Why is this photograph important to history?
1. It shows how time has changed.
2. It shows how some could have seen Hitler as being a good guy.
3. It shows the racism in America.
4. It shows how some were against the fact that we are free.
5. It shows how people look on America as something greater than what they came from.
6. It shows how nothing was private in the military.
What questions does this photograph raise?
1. What were they preparing for?
2. What was he telling the young child?
3. Were the protestors civil or provoking it?
4. Why is he hanging from the Statue of Liberty?
5. Why were they leaving where they came from?
6. What were they being checked for?
2. Write your own caption for the photograph:
1. Fixin’ up some good food.
2. See? I’m innocent.
3. The result of protests.
4. The truth of “freedom.”
5. Where are we free?
6. You will never get away with anything.
What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
1. Search timeframe and those in the photo. Check libraries for diaries/ journals from the people.
2. Research those who were kids during that time and figure out what they were being told.
3. Research protests during that time period.
4. See if you can figure out who made the photo.
5. Research to find out who the people are and then research them.
6. Research military members during the time period.
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- 1. Most, if not all, are women
2. Mid to late 60’s
3. Fixing some country, homemade food
2- 1. Hilter used kids to show his “innocence”
2. The women in the background are happy with how Hilter is acting
3. Showed that not everyone thought he was bad
3- 1. Protesting racism
2. Civil
3. Attacked because of race
4- 1. Propaganda against racism/freedom
2. Person doesn’t think we are free
3. Blacks were targeted by government
5- 1. Coming to the country
2. Coming for freedom
3. Leaving from a non-free country
6- 1. Getting a physical
2. Join military
3. Privacy not a priority
