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Plain Language from Truthful James
"Plain Language from Truthful James" is a narrative poem by American writer Bret Harte. It was originally published in September 1870 in the Overland Monthly.
The Great Fear of the Period
The illustration features Uncle Sam being swallowed by an Irish man and a Chinese man, thus alluding to Yellow Peril and general xenophobia.
The Yellow Terror in All His Glory
Yellow Terror is a term used interchangeably with "Yellow Peril," which refers to Western fears that Asian people seek to plague the West and erode democracy and Christianity.