Political Catoons
From the Reconstruction Era and the Modern Age
By Cade Buckheit
Modern Age - Political
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Reconstruction Age - Political
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Modern Age - Economic
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Reconstruction Age - Economic
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Modern Age - Social
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Reconstruction Age - Social
This cartoon shows an escalator for white people and a long and windy path with obstacles for the blacks. Both paths reach the voting booth, but the white’s path is much easier. The black person must pass a literacy test, a police man, poll tax, and much more that prevent him from voting. This cartoon is showing how whites were given special privileges that allowed them to vote, while the blacks often didn't make it to the booth. The author was trying to show how unequal the white and the blacks were treated and how much harder it was for the blacks. This disrespects our ideal of equality because it shows how one person can have unequal privileges compared to someone who has certain privileges.
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