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Civil Rights Political Cartoon Analysis
Directions: Using the class set (i.e. these are not yours to keep) of Civil Rights Political Cartoons, answer the questions below for each of the 9 cartoons. Some will be easier than others but do your best to use contextual clues to see if you can figure out the meaning.
Cartoon # 1 – “Tote that barge!...”
- Identify the author & date of the cartoon:
- What are the visuals/pictures that stand out? (no words)
- What do you think is happening at the time?
- Explain the overall meaning of this cartoon.
Cartoon # 2 – “I got one of ‘em…”
- Identify the author & date of the cartoon:
- What are the visuals/pictures that stand out? (no words)
- What do you think is happening at the time?
- Explain the overall meaning of this cartoon.
Cartoon # 3 – “Animal Farm”
- Identify the author & date of the cartoon:
- What are the visuals/pictures that stand out? (no words)
# 3 continued…
- What do you think is happening at the time?
- Explain the overall meaning of this cartoon.
Cartoon # 4 – “And remember…”
- Identify the author & date of the cartoon:
- What are the visuals/pictures that stand out? (no words)
- What do you think is happening at the time?
- Explain the overall meaning of this cartoon.
Cartoon # 5 – “Blacks on the March”
- Identify the author & date of the cartoon:
- What are the visuals/pictures that stand out? (no words)
- What do you think is happening at the time?
- Explain the overall meaning of this cartoon.
Cartoon # 6 – “Jericho, USA”
- Identify the author & date of the cartoon:
- What are the visuals/pictures that stand out? (no words)
- What do you think is happening at the time?
- Explain the overall meaning of this cartoon.
Cartoon # 7 – “Pray Keep Moving, Brother”
- Identify the author & date of the cartoon:
- What are the visuals/pictures that stand out? (no words)
- What do you think is happening at the time?
- Explain the overall meaning of this cartoon.
Cartoon # 8 – “The Weary Picket”
- Identify the author & date of the cartoon:
- What are the visuals/pictures that stand out? (no words)
- What do you think is happening at the time?
- Explain the overall meaning of this cartoon.
Cartoon # 9 – “We’ll let the overcoat out…”
- Identify the author & date of the cartoon:
- What are the visuals/pictures that stand out? (no words)
- What do you think is happening at the time?
- Explain the overall meaning of this cartoon.
Create your own Civil Rights political cartoon – Consider the various topics/events you have learned about relating to the Civil Rights movement. Create an original (your own idea, not something found online) cartoon that deals with one aspect of the Civil Rights movement. It should be in color, reflect effort, and be original.