Guiding Question: To what extent did Founding principles of liberty, equality, and justice become a reality for African Americans from Reconstruction to the end of the nineteenth century?

• I can interpret primary sources related to Founding principles of liberty, equality, and justice from the colonial era to the outbreak of the Civil War.
• I can explain how laws and policy, courts, and individuals and groups contributed to or pushed back against the quest to end slavery.
• I can create an argument using evidence from primary sources.
• I can analyze issues in history to help find solutions to present-day challenges.

Building Context

The following political cartoon appeared in Harper’s Weekly on September 2, 1876. The caption reads: “Is this a republican form of government? Is this protecting life, liberty, or property? Is this the equal protection of the law?”

Image: “Is this a republican form of government? Is this protecting life, liberty, or property? Is this the equal protection of the laws?”, Thomas Nast, 1876

Source link: https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3c16355/

Is this a republican form of government? Is this protecting life, liberty, or property? Is this the equal protection of the laws? by Thomas Nast, 1876.

Comprehension and Analysis Questions

1. Write down at least 2 observations you see in this image.
2. Based on your observations, write down at least 2 questions you have about this image.