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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Don't Bend! Rearing Their Heads?
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Don't Bend! Rearing Their Heads?

Artifact ID1991.36.41
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1899 - 1977)
Publisher (founded 1901)
Medium Ink and pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 16 3/4 in x W 14 3/4 in (42.5 cm x 37.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A ghost (“KKK”) emanates from Little Rock School. A rolled paper ("US Marshal Plan?") with LBJ’s face wears a badge, holds a gun, and looms over the school. Two boys and a girl look scared. Caption: “Don't Bend! Rearing Their Heads?”. Artist signature lower left: "Ferman Martin”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper center: [strikethrough] “The Haunted School?”. Handwritten at upper right: “455”. Handwritten at lower right: “44”.
Historical NoteThe Civil Rights Movement began in the 1950s with Brown v. Board of Education, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the publicized desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. organized the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Bloody Sunday and the march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights took place in March 1965, during Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidential term. Later that year in August was the Watts Riot in Los Angeles. The summer of 1967 saw many more riots and demonstrations in urban areas. King planned the Poor People’s Campaign in 1968, but was assassinated before it could take place. The campaign, which included the building of the temporary Resurrection City, lasted in May-June 1968 to bring attention to economic injustices.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from Mrs. Philip Martin to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on July 26, 1991.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Philip Martin
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
Use Restriction NoteCopyright or other proprietary rights are held by individuals or entities other than the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum. The LBJ Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of materials will not infringe on the rights of third parties holding the rights to these works, or make any representations or warranties with respect to the application or terms of any international agreement, treaty, or protections that may apply. It is your responsibility to determine and satisfy any copyright or other use restrictions. Pertinent regulations can be found at 36 C.F.R 1254.62.
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Little Rock
Place of Publication
Houston
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