This poster was distributed after World War II by the Institute for American Democracy, Inc., a front organization for the Anti-Defamation League. It had been founded in New York City in 1941 to promote American involvement in the war and the fight against fascism. In 1944, it launched the Campaign for Unity Democracy and the Four Freedoms (in reference to the Four Freedoms outlined by President Roosevelt in his 1941 State of the Union address), one that included a booklet and a series of posters on the theme. It also produced posters encouraging Americans to buy war bonds. After the war, the institute continued to produce press materials and posters like this one to promote tolerance within the United States. Here, the Institute for American Democracy presents viewers with a photographic line-up of attractive American men of diverse backgrounds and asks them to pick the “Typical American.” In support of the institute’s postwar campaign to promote religious and ethnic tolerance in the United States, the lengthy message below explains why prejudice of any kind is unacceptable and reminds readers that Americans of every color, creed, and religion gave their lives in World War II. “If you promote racial and religious hatred–in any way—their blood will have been wasted.