Answer:
1. When was this cartoon drawn?
September 5, 1868 by: Thomas Nast
2. What is the subject of the cartoon?
The subject of the cartoon is about the Reconstruction Amendments and how much debate there was over it for
the people of the south who were against it.
3. What did the cartoonist include in the cartoon?
People Objects Events/Actions Symbolism
The people in the
cartoon were one black
man and three white
men.
There were Knives,
paper, a club, a hat and
a flag on the ground.
The action was that
three white men had
their foot on one black
man, holding him down.
This symbolizes
inequality and inequity
colored people.
4. What do you think was the cartoonist’s purpose in creating this work?
The was to see how blacks were treated back then and to convey how black people were treated by the
democratic party.
5. Who do you think the intended audience was? Why do you think this?
I think this was intended for the people that were voting.
6. What is the tone of this cartoon?
The tone of the cartoon is anger and hatred.
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