Theme:
African Americans
Collection:
Racist Ads
Published:
1900
Brand:
"Bull" Durham Smoking Tobacco
Manufacturer:
American Tobacco Company
Format:
Advertisement
Tobacco Type:
Cigarette
Quote:
Standard of the world for three generations.
Comments:
The bull in the background has been a controversial icon in these ads. It is considered racist and derogatory. These two men illustrated here are supposedly acting like “white men”. Each of the ads has the bull and it is said compare African American men with white men’s reproductive parts. White men need to shoot the animal to be “real men” where as the African American men are the Bull.
Keywords:
African American, children, Male, Racist
