Throughout the lesson you have read about the changes the Radical Republicans tried to enforce in the South, the ways in which Southern whites resisted those changes, the corruption in governments that prevented enforcement and promoted resentment. Read this article and examine the accompanying political cartoon. Then, explain the elements of the cartoon and what it represents.
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Answer:
Create your own cartoon, incorporating some of the five key elements: irony, exaggeration, analogy symbolism and labeling.
Answer:
Answers will vary, but should include at least some of the following:
The Ku Klux Klan member shaking hands with the Confederate over a skull represents the growing violence and enthusiasm for taking revenge on freed blacks.
The Black family huddled in fear represents the success of such behaviors.
The man hanging from the tree also represents violence and fear.
The burned school and the alphabet thrown to the ground represent the ways in which white intolerance is preventing Black people from getting educated, thus keeping them at the mercy of their "bosses."
The slogan "This is a White Man's Government" juxtaposed under the headline "The Union as it Was" represents how little has changed from the antebellum era to now.
The phrase "Worse than Slavery" indicates that the peril facing Black people now is worse than the conditions under which they labored in slavery.
Explanation:
This what the sample answer.