Looking Backward (1893) Puck cartoon criticizes the hypocrisy of Americans whose own families were once –This immigrants but now try to deny new immigrants to America. It shows a young new German immigrant coming off a boat but being greeting by wealthy looking men telling him to stop and not enter. However, their shadows show that they themselves come from poor immigrant families exactly like the young men they are trying to stop. It says, would “They close to the newcomer the bridge that carried them and their fathers over.” Just So (1879) This cartoon ridicules the hypocrisy of racist Americans against Chinese immigrants. It shows a drunk, – passed out hoodlum saying of the Chinese, ain’t their color I mind, it’s their habits I object to.” However, the Chinese “It are hard at work behind him, while he is hiccupping from drunkenness. Name _________________________ Immigration Cartoons from American History 1869 1871 1879 1881 1882 1883 1884
Looking Backward (1893) –This Puck cartoon criticizes the hypocrisy of Americans whose own families were once immigrants but now try to deny new immigrants to America. It shows a young new German immigrant coming off a boat but being greeting by wealthy looking men telling him to stop and not enter. However, their shadows show that they themselves come from poor immigrant families exactly like the young men they are trying to stop. It says, “They would close to the newcomer the bridge that carried them and their fathers over.” Just So (1879) – This cartoon ridicules the hypocrisy of racist Americans against Chinese immigrants. It shows a drunk, passed out hoodlum saying of the Chinese, “It ain’t their color I mind, it’s their habits I object to.” However, the Chinese are hard at work behind him, while he is hiccupping from drunkenness. Name _________________________ Immigration Cartoons from American History 1869 1871 1879 1881 1882 1883 1884
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