EVERYTHING OBNOXIOUS TO US, SHALL BE ABOLISHED Immigration IT IS DOUBTFUL IF THE AMERICANT REPUBLIC CAN STAND THE TABLE SLAUGHTER OF PEACEFUL LAW-ABIDING IRISH CITIZENS MASSACRED BY RIOTOUS MILITIA. SEE THE IRISH PAPERS. FENIAN COUNCHES HANG THE DUTCH GOVERNO ENGLISH GOLO GUN POWDER SPIRIT UNCLE SAMS $10 OUR LIBERTY HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY. (KILLING ORANGEMEN DOWN WITH THE BASE HIRELING POLICE. PEACEFUL CITIZENS MUST AVENGE THE MASSACRE OF THE 12 INSTANT. THE WRETCH THE BUTCHER OF DUTCH DESCENT. MASS MEETING WE MUST RULE. THE USUAL IRISH WAY OF DOING THINGS. "The Usual Irish Way of Doing Things", Thomas Nast (1871)
In a full paragraph of at least 6-8 sentences for each image (2 paragraphs total), please paint a picture about what is happening in the images. Make sure to include the name of both images you chose. Include a quote from resources you find from the library if you want to include that information.
Here are some questions to help guide your response for the corruption section: Who is in this image? Who is holding the power in this image, and how do you know? Who is missing from this image? What can you infer about society in America during 1889 based on this image?
When you choose images based on immigration, consider these questions: Which immigrant group is featured in this cartoon, and how are they being depicted? How do you know? What are the similarities and differences between how each group is depicted in the two cartoons you chose? How are the immigrant groups featured in the cartoon you chose represented in current media and society?
2. Give your opinion of how it would be judged if posted to social media today. (IMPORTANT CAUTION: this is not a requirement to actually post the image!).
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