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“You’re Fired!”

Maurice Pennington via Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library.

View of a white man firing an African American porter at a downtown store where other African Americans protest outside holding signs that read — "You're Fired!," circa 1962. Source: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library.

Source: Maurice Pennington, Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library.

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Lesson Plan

Political Cartoons of the Civil Rights Movement

Through analyzing the political cartoons created by Maurice Pennington, students will see how Pennington used satire to critique society and push for civil rights in Atlanta.