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Who are the people in the photograph? 1. Women in a kitchen 2. Hitler, two older women, and a small child 3. Police with their police dogs in the middle of the street in a cluster of African American males 4. African American male with the Statue of Liberty 5. Immigrated family with the Statue of Liberty in the background 6. Kids with Nazis What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo that tells you this. 1. The women in the picture are cooking for the men in the kitchen. 2. Hitler is portraying a kind behavior to the small male child in front of whom I would assume to be his family members in the background. 3. The police dogs are trying to attack the African American people in the picture. 4. The African American male had hung himself from the Statue of Liberty as if saying that not everyone is as “free” as it may seem. 5. The family is looking over the water admiring the Statue of Liberty from afar, appreciating the idea of freedom. 6. The kids are getting their eyes checked as a rule of the concentration camp. What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey? 1. The photographer was trying to show the history of the women’s jobs and “duties”. 2. The photographer was trying to show the “friendly” side of Hitler that no one has ever seen before. 3. In my opinion, the picture is supposed to show an example of how African Americans were treated back in that time period. 4. The photographer was trying to show that not everyone thinks that they are free. People still get treated unfairly, no matter what the ‘freedom’ stance is. 5. The photographer was trying to show that freedom is a very special and important thing that many people take for granted. 6. The photographer was trying to show an accurate representation of what people had to go through in these concentration camps. Why is this photograph important to history? 1. The photograph is important because it gives an accurate representation of expectations towards women. 2. It is important because Hitler is a huge part of history but only known as a cruel human.

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Who are the people in the photograph?1. Women in a kitchen2. Hitler, two older women, and a small child3. Police with their police dogs in the middle of the street in a cluster of African American males4. African American male with the Statue of Liberty5. Immigrated family with the Statue of Liberty in the background6. Kids with Nazis

What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo that tells you this.

1. The women in the picture are cooking for the men in the kitchen.2. Hitler is portraying a kind behavior to the small male child in front of whom I would assume to

be his family members in the background.3. The police dogs are trying to attack the African American people in the picture. 4. The African American male had hung himself from the Statue of Liberty as if saying that not

everyone is as “free” as it may seem.5. The family is looking over the water admiring the Statue of Liberty from afar, appreciating the

idea of freedom.6. The kids are getting their eyes checked as a rule of the concentration camp.

What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?1. The photographer was trying to show the history of the women’s jobs and “duties”.2. The photographer was trying to show the “friendly” side of Hitler that no one has ever seen

before.3. In my opinion, the picture is supposed to show an example of how African Americans were

treated back in that time period. 4. The photographer was trying to show that not everyone thinks that they are free. People still

get treated unfairly, no matter what the ‘freedom’ stance is.5. The photographer was trying to show that freedom is a very special and important thing that

many people take for granted. 6. The photographer was trying to show an accurate representation of what people had to go

through in these concentration camps.

Why is this photograph important to history?1. The photograph is important because it gives an accurate representation of expectations

towards women.2. It is important because Hitler is a huge part of history but only known as a cruel human. 3. It is important to history because there has always been disputes about racism.4. This picture also shows that not everyone was seen as “free” in the United States.5. It shows a special moment in history with immigrants and freedom.6. This is important because it shows what people had to go through with concentration camps.

What questions does this photograph raise?1. Why are women always “dedicated” to the kitchen and cleaning?2. Why was Hitler such a terrible person 99% of the time?3. Why did people have to be racist when everyone is created equally?4. How could people let a situation such as this get to this point?5. Why does everyone in the world not have freedom?6. Why did people ever have to go through things like this?

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Write your own caption for the photograph:

1. “Expectations of women in the kitchen”2. “The ‘Other Side’ of Hitler”3. “The Violence of Racism”4. “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”5. “Wishing for Freedom”6. “A Day in the Concentration Camp”

What could you do to find more information about this photograph?

1. To find more information on this photograph, you could look in the library for books about men and women in the 1960’s to the 1980’s.

2. To find more information on this photograph, you could look in the library for information on Hitler.

3. To find more information on this photograph, you could look in the library for information on racism in the 1950’s through the 1960’s.

4. To find more information on this photograph, you could look for a 1950’s news article about this tragedy.

5. To find more information on this photograph, you could look in the library for information on the freedom immigrants.

6. To find more information on the photograph, you could look in the library for information on the Nazis.

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