While Uncle Sam is perhaps most well-known for the historic “I want you” posters from World War I, the character has a specific meaning to the Black community that Lamar so often focuses on.

It was a typical appearance for this young and brash character, who first entered ... he was slowly edged out by the figure we now know as Uncle Sam, originally named after a meat magnate from ...

Along with thoughts of beer and fireworks, Uncle Sam generally comes to mind around ... apparently evolved from a Revolutionary War cartoon character named Brother Jonathan, a moralistic Yankee ...

Uncle Sam is one tough old avatar. Cartoonists and designers of all stripes have relied on him as a handy symbol of the U.S. government for ages. He’s evolved in small ways—his costume has ...

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