The Whittaker Case and Puck's Editorial Schizophrenia.
The article explores the case of Johnson Chesnut Whittaker, a 19th-century African-American cadet expelled from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, in 1882, and examines how the satirical magazine "Puck" publicized Whittaker and his tribulations.
| Published in: | Studies in American Culture Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 21 - 40 |
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Studies in Popular Culture
Oct2015
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| Summary: | The article explores the case of Johnson Chesnut Whittaker, a 19th-century African-American cadet expelled from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, in 1882, and examines how the satirical magazine "Puck" publicized Whittaker and his tribulations. |
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