 | "The Chairman of the Hanging Committee." Caricature of an Irishman, an ape figure, standing behind a desk, proclaiming, with Roman Catholic Catechism and Catholic World on the floor by the side of the desk; there is a small figure hanging from a lamppost on his desk. The idea is that the Ku Klux Klan is supported by Irish immigrants. c. 1871. Thomas Nast cartoon, "Miss Columbia's Public School," pamphlet, c. 1871. Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, SI Building, Room 153, MRC 010, Washington, DC 20013-7012. 8.6.3, 8.11.4 |
 | "Who's Boss?" Depicts the Irishman as an ape, with the word "mob" on his hat. He is sitting on a barrel of rum and all are bowing down before him. c. 1871 Thomas Nast cartoon. "Miss Columbia's Public School," pamphlet, c. 1871, p. 70. Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, SI Building, Room 153, MRC 010, Washington, DC 20013-7012. 8.6.3 |
 | "Miss Columbia's Public School," cartoon, c. 1871. The Hibernian Meeting, showing an ape-like Irish figure with a fist raised, orating from the podium to members. Irish caricature. Before him, a document reading, "Our liberty taken away…killing Orangemen." Under Hibernian "Club," a shillelagh. Thomas Nast cartoon, pamphlet, c. 1871, p. 65. Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, SI Building, Room 153, MRC 010, Washington, DC 20013-7012. 8.6.3 |
“Mr. Pollard took ideas for guiding history instruction and incorporated them into full activities and discussions to make the history classroom more engaging while also using established techniques to develop critical thinking. I got more out of Mr. Pollard's classroom than just a chronological series of events that took place in the United States. I came out with an idea of why events took place the way they did, and what that means for all of us today.”
Mo Torres
Natomas Charter School Graduate, Class of 2006, describing History Project Teacher Leader Jeff Pollard.
Natomas Charter School Graduate, Class of 2006