Using two historical examples from the early 1900s – anti-Semitic propaganda targeting Jews, and anti-Asian propaganda targeting Japanese Americans – Cally Steussy explores the role that propaganda has played in enabling past atrocities. What is propaganda? Why do people use it? How does it work? And most importantly, are there ways to minimize its influence on our choices?
This event was made possible, in part, with support from Friends of the Cody Library; the Park County Library Foundation; and Heart Mountain Interpretive Center.