By: Ardis E. Parshall - August 19, 2019 Conrad X. Shinn (1887-1951), popularly known as “Uncle Cobb” Shinn, was a prolific American illustrator in the early 20th century. His illustrated postcards remain a popular collectible today. His illustration here, used in one of our LDS children’s magazines in the 1920s, is a reminder that LDS participation in racist behavior (in this case, blackface or minstrelsy imagery) goes far beyond a...
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