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Options: 1) Download Source Image from Library of Congress 2) If link above doesn't work, try alternate LOC link 3) Report broken link Fire burn and cauldron bubble CD 1 - Kuekes, no. 6 (B size)...TITLE:Fire burn and cauldron bubbleCALL NUMBER:CD 1 - Kuekes, no. 6 (B size) <P&P>[P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER:_ _ _ _ _ SUMMARY:Cartoon shows a large black pot (labeled "Congo") over a fire labeled "Chinese Reds." The contents, boiling over, are labeled "Economic Chaos" and "Political Unrest." The caption comes from the witches chant in Macbeth. In the 1960s, the former Belgian Congo (later known as Zaire) was torn by wars between various factions, some supported by the Communists and some by the West. One group was aided by a large contingent of Chinese from their embassy in Burundi. The cartoonist blames the Chinese for the turmoil. MEDIUM:1 drawing. CREATED/PUBLISHED:1964 Aug. 4. CREATOR: Kuekes, Edward D., 1901-1987, artist. NOTES: (DLC/PP-1965:R9.4) Published in: Cleveland Plain Dealer. jr / 860516; ljr / 970307. Source: Americana annual, 1965, p. 188-91 -- ljr. SUBJECTS: Intervention (International law)--China--1960-1970. FORMAT: Editorial cartoons American. PART OF:Cartoon Drawings (Library of Congress) REPOSITORY:Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID:(digital file from intermediary roll film) acd 2a10006 CONTROL #:acd1996005147/PP
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