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.