Reconstruction Political Cartoons By: Jaycee Miller Joshua Quinones Hassan Syed
“Emancipation”
Description: Throughout most of this picture shows the cruelties of slavery, then in the middle of the picture it shows African Americans dressed nicely, and having luxuries and amenities like any other regular family. Author: Was most likely for Emancipation.
Northern Coat of Arms
Description: African American legs with a hat on that says “Liberty”. Author: Was most likely an abolitionist.
A Man Knows A Man
Description: An African American man and a white man have both lost their legs in the civil shaking hands and saying “ we may have lost our legs but thank god we did not lose our hearts”. Author: Probably for Racial Equality
Freedman’s Bureau
Description: An African American man standing outside a Freedman’s Bureau savings bank, it was shutdown in Author: Most likely thought Emancipation wasn’t enough.
The First Vote
Description: A line of African Americans to Vote. Probably was in favor of the 15 th, 14 th, and 13 th amendments
Racial Hatred
Description: This people are probably in the KKK the author uses it to express the problem of racial hatred Author: Probably resented the KKK