Kalyn McCallJun 19, 20205 min readUncle Walt Embraces Aunt JemimaWalt Disney believed in Thomas Jefferson’s empire of liberty, and like Jefferson, normalized the institution of slavery in that vision. ...
Kalyn McCallJun 19, 20203 min readFrom Funtown to Main Street, USA: Recreation and SegregationWhy does this matter? What do representations of black Americans have to do with Disneyland? Having spent most of his youth in Missouri,...
Kalyn McCallJun 19, 20206 min read1893 World's Fair: The Birth of a Nation, an Industry, and Aunt JemimaThe 1893 World’s Fair symbolized the United States’ ascendancy among the great powers of the world by celebrating its achievements,...