Shipstead, Henrik (1881‒1960)

Henrik Shipstead forged an independent path through Minnesota politics as a mayor, state representative, gubernatorial candidate, and four-term US senator. Serious yet personable, he opposed big business and was one of the staunchest non-interventionists in Senate history, vigorously criticizing American militarism as well as entry into the League of Nations, World Court, and United Nations.

America First Association button

America First Association button

America First Association brass button, created ca. 1918.

America First Association parade float

America First Association parade float

America First Association float in the Thanksgiving parade, St. Paul, 1918.

Cover of America First magazine

Cover of America First magazine

Cover of America First 1, no. 4 (November 1919)

Anti-Bolshevik cartoon

Anti-Bolshevik cartoon

Anti-Bolshevik cartoon printed in America First 1, no. 3 (Summer 1919).

Cover of America First magazine

Cover of America First magazine

Cover of America First 1, no. 3 (Summer 1919).

Cover of America First magazine

Cover of America First magazine

Cover of America First 1, no. 2 (May 1919).

Cover of America First magazine

Cover of America First magazine

Cover of America First 1, no. 1 (April 1919).

America First Association poster

America First Association poster

America First Association poster designed by Howard Chandler Christy ca. 1920.

America First Association

The expression “America First” has been used by numerous American organizations and movements since at least 1914. Most of them opposed US involvement in foreign conflicts. The Minnesota-based America First Association (AFA) was an exception in that it was formed to support the United States’ entry into World War I.

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