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I can’t recall seeing Adolf Hitler portrayed in an editorial/political cartoon as being part of a race riot in the U.S., though it does make sense, and also makes for a very strong message.  The artist here–Bernard Seaman–was a busy guy working for labor and social organizations like the ILGWU (International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union) and newspapers like the superb leftie PM, and he chose Hitler to exemplify  the great divisive wrong in U.S. society, “the foul blot upon our best American traditions…” and quote President Roosevelt to underline it all: “Remember the Nazi technique: pit race against race; religion against religion; prejudice against prejudice; divide and conquer”.  

This image appears in a pamphlet without a clear, recognizable title, and was published ca. 1943/4.