Thomas Nast Anti-Catholic Cartoons
...reed African-American family. However, behind his back the priest holds a pair of shackles, implying that through Catholicism the family will be enslaved again. It is also interesting to note, that in the background is a public school which the family was heading towards, which directly connects into Nast’s other
World War One Army Chaplains
...at insight into the conditions that faced the American forces at the front lines. Father Wolfe saw action in the Second Battle of the Marne at Conde-en-Brie. Leading up to the battle, Wolfe moved around the different platoons to administer the sacraments.[6] After the battle, Wolfe described the Americans troops
American Federation of Catholic Societies
...tions of Catholic societies but those were organized strictly along ethnic lines. This was the first attempt to unify all Catholic societies whether they be Irish, German, or Italian. From the beginning, the AFCS made clear it had no desire to control the lay societies that would become affiliated with
Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...re is strength, patriotism, honor, and unity” and is clearly defending the spirit of the Revolution by standing in front of the “school of the old 1776.” Thus, this cartoon along with the other two demonstrate how Nast believed that the ideals that the United States were founded on were