“Boat Ticket to Africa” Racist Propaganda Leaflet

“Boat Ticket to Africa” Racist Propaganda Leaflet

Racism--United States; White supremacy movements--United States; Civil rights opposition; Hate propaganda; Segregation backlash

This leaflet is attributed to George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party, which was found within the surveillance files of the Alice Embree Papers at the University of Texas at Austin. The document contains overtly racist imagery and language promoting a “Boat Ticket to Africa,” reflecting white supremacist propaganda circulating during the civil rights era.

Placed alongside Student Interracial Committee (SIC) materials advocating for the desegregation of student housing, this item illustrates the broader climate of hostility during this period of student activism on campus. It demonstrates the kinds of racist opposition activists like Embree and her peers encountered, showing what students were up against as they challenged segregation and inequality on campus in the 1960s.

George Lincoln Rockwell (American Nazi Party)

Alice Embree Papers, 1933-2023, Box # 4x219c, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

Hidden Histories: UT Austin

1960s

George Lincoln Rockwell; Alice Embree; Jennifer Ferrell Brantley

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Alice Embree Papers Finding Aid: https://txarchives.org/utcah/finding_aids/03570.xml

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Austin, Texas; 1963-1967