Nast's Impression Of African Americans During The Civil War

QUESTION 4: There were many good observations that you made. When you stated: “the south is going to keep doing what they want and keep their slaves” was the depiction Nast attempted to portray. Satan was the champion was “southern justice” to protect their southern heritage and life styles. When you stated “…that the south is only focusing on themselves and that they have more say over what is going on.” It was a great assessment of another example of how you understood Nast’s cartoon and the relationship of how he captured the white south resentment for the north and hate for African Americans. Consequently, I agree with your description totally.

QUESTION 5: It was an African American murdered because the tombstone above his head had sketched: “killed negroe.” Both cartoons were sinister because both reflected the same physical outcome of African Americans being murdered. It does not matter if it was a hanging or being hit by a blunt object that was the result of a death of African Americans. The message of white supremacy and dominance was the true sinister act Nast captured in the cartoons.

There was no connection about the country reverting back to slavery again. He wanted them to see themselves as better than what the white south prepared them to be. Sharecropping was bad because it stole and robe or prevented African Americans from gaining economic independence or dignity. If Delaney was attending a gathering for sharecropping, your assessment would be plausible. He would have reminded the gathering that African Americans were to smart as a people to allow the white south to take advantage of