Edmund Duffy

Duffy began working for the Baltimore Sun in 1924, when he was only about 25 years old, and he received high praise from the famous journalist H.L.

[1] Duffy worked on a variety of assignments in order to save up money, then launching his European career.

[3] Duffy drew numerous noteworthy cartoons, approaching major issues and incidents, such as lynching and the Ku Klux Klan,[4] but also the famous Monkey Scopes Trial of 1925.

[2] Duffy was not afraid to please Mencken, and held nothing back He was one of the few people of his time that would boldly approach the topic of racism.

Harrison, a late professor of Communication at the University of Miami, wrote that Duffy “displayed uncommon vigor in attacking the Ku Klux Klan”.

“[Edmund Duffy’s] graphic artwork played a significant role in the public’s perception of the trial proceedings reported in the pages of The Sun, then one of America’s most influential newspapers”.

Duffy knew that this powerful cartoon would cause a great response, but that is exactly what Mencken wanted and expected from him.

Over Edmund Duffy's career, he won three Pulitzer Prizes, which is a lot compared to other recipients over the years.

By the time the cartoon was drawn, Germany had already invaded Poland, and Duffy shows Hitler's broken promises and peace offerings.