Uncle Sam Recruitment Poster

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Uncle Sam (which has the same initials as United States) is a common national personification of the federal government of the United States or the country in general. Since the early 19th century, Uncle Sam has been a popular symbol of the U.S. government in American culture and a manifestation of patriotic emotion. Uncle Sam has also developed notoriety for his appearance in military propaganda, popularized by a famous 1917 World War I recruiting poster by J.M. Flagg.

Personification is the representation of a thing or abstraction as a person. In the arts, many things are commonly personified. These inc[lude numerous types of places, especially cities, countries, and continents, elements of the natural world such as the months or four seasons, four elements, four cardinal winds, five senses and abstractions such as virtues.

Uncle Sam is not real but represents the United States of America.  This called personification.  Uncle Sam is meant to make people feel proud about living in the USA.  As far  as “he” relates to African Americans, many of these people were still facing feelings of hatred from white people during the Reconstruction period (1861-1865) -and- faced Jim Crow laws from 1877 until 1965. Still many African American men joined the U.S. military, serving in all 6 branches so they could express their patriotism.

Uncle Sam (which has the same initials as the United States) is a common national personification of the federal government of the United States or the country in general. Since the early 19th century, Uncle Sam has been a popular symbol of the U.S. government in American culture and a manifestation of patriotic emotion. Uncle Sam has also developed notoriety for his appearance in military propaganda, popularized by a famous 1917 World War I recruiting poster by J.M. Flagg.

Personification is the representation of a thing or abstraction as a person. In the arts, many things are commonly personified. These include numerous types of places, especially cities, countries, and continents, elements of the natural world such as the months or four seasons, four elements, four cardinal winds, five senses and abstractions such as virtues.