Published in 1876 in the book Robinson Crusoe's Money, this editorial cartoon by Thomas Nast comments on a controversial political issue in the antebellum U.S. What issue? Try learning what you can from the cartoon itself.
Look closely at the cartoon, and answer these questions about what you see.
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