"The subtext of a 'wanted' poster, after all, is the unwritten part '... dead or alive,'" Heyworth said. "It contains an implied message to eliminate, arrest, segregate, or kill. Even the colors ...

“The subtext of a ‘wanted’ poster is the implied ‘...dead or alive,’” Heyworth said. “It suggests elimination, arrest, segregation, or worse. Even the colors—red, white, and black ...