Postcard, "Cotton Pickers. Greetings from Pinehurst, North Carolina," circa 1917

During the late 19th and into the mid-20th century, most white Americans continued to view African Americans as inferior, second-class citizens. This postcard from 1917 confirmed to many whites the lack of African-American advancement. These depictions found in many everyday materials and purchased by whites continually tied African Americans to economic and social subservience.