Question

Use the 1913 political cartoon from Puck magazine to answer the question.

The image shows an airplane with white people, seated next to the pilot. The plane is towing a blimp with an overcrowded platform on which are seated several Black Americans. The image is captioned For the Sunny South, an airship with a Jim Crow trailer.

What conclusion can be drawn about US society in the 1910s based on this cartoon?

A.
Black Americans were not yet equal but had made gains in civil rights.

B.
Black Americans were treated better in the North than in the South.

C.
In the South, Black Americans lived separate from white Americans but were treated as equals.

D.
In the South, Black Americans were treated unequally and worse than white Americans.

Answer 1

D

The cartoon uses a modern airplane for white passengers and a cramped "Jim Crow" airship/trailer for Black passengers to criticize racial segregation — showing that in the South Black Americans were treated unequally and worse than whites.