-How Does This Cartoon Lampoon the Lifestyles of Free Blacks

question 15

Multiple Choice

-How does this cartoon lampoon the lifestyles of free blacks who were living in the North and West in the 1820s?

• A) The couple is ridiculed for trying to pretend that they were members of a higher class.
• B) The couple is dressed in old-fashioned styles that were typical of the early eighteenth century.
• C) The cartoon promises a grand lifestyle for slaves who could run away from the South.
• D) The cartoon implies that free blacks had few opportunities for success.

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