Captain America Is Jewish: How A Superman Radio Show Helped Bring Down The Ku Klux Klan. Part Two

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Not Your History Class Podcast

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A history podcast from an amateur historian that dives into the dark and macabre details of all sorts of incredible and mind-blowing stories from our past. My name is Lauren Powers and I strive to tell you all of the nitty gritty details that you never learned in class; after all, education is our strongest weapon against tyranny.

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Captain America Is Jewish: How A Superman Radio Show Helped Bring Down The Ku Klux Klan. Part Two

Not Your History Class Podcast

17 minutes 29 seconds

8 months ago

Captain America Is Jewish: How A Superman Radio Show Helped Bring Down The Ku Klux Klan. Part Two

During the 1930’s Jewish illustrators and artists were struggling to find work due to Anti-Semitism, in order to make some income and make ends meet, they created superheroes. Those who could rise above the regular humans and fight against the darkness, and evil. Superman in particular, had an enormous impact in American propaganda during World War II and was frequently shown on the cover of comic books, beating up Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini. Superman forced these villains to face the consequences of their terrible actions. In this episode, I discuss the comic book cultural revolution that was created directly from the rejection and pain that these Jewish artists faced every day during the early parts of the 20th century.

Thanks to Mike Meyers for the theme music, you can follow him on X @themikeshow42.

Away, Meydän, Free Music Archive, CC BY, https://tinyurl.com/awaymeydan

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https://jewishunpacked.com/how-jewish-creators-shaped-the-comic-book-industry

https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Moses-Hebrew-prophet

https://www.dc.com/blog/2023/04/18/the-evolution-of-superman-s-origin

https://www.britannica.com/biography/David