Study the 1904 political cartoon illustrating the effects of Plessy v. Ferguson and answer the question.
The image shows a political cartoon. There are two train cars shown. One train car is upscale, well-kempt, and labeled car for white folks. The second car is attached behind and is dilapidated and falling apart and is labeled Jim Crow car.
What did the artist believe regarding US society under the ruling in Plessy?
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Responses
The federal government would provide services for Black Americans when states failed to.
The federal government would provide services for Black Americans when states failed to.
State governments discriminated against Black Americans by providing inferior facilities.
State governments discriminated against Black Americans by providing inferior facilities.
Black Americans and white Americans benefited from the case's effects despite unequal facilities.
Black Americans and white Americans benefited from the case's effects despite unequal facilities.
The Supreme Court took an important step toward ending racial segregation in the United States.
State governments discriminated against Black Americans by providing inferior facilities.
To answer the question, we need to interpret the political cartoon and understand the context of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling. The 1904 political cartoon is a visual representation of the effects of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court ruling of 1896, which upheld racial segregation as long as the separate facilities were "separate but equal."
In the cartoon, there are two train cars depicted. The first car is well-maintained, labeled as the "car for white folks," and represents a upscale, comfortable environment. The second car, attached behind, is dilapidated and falling apart, labeled as the "Jim Crow car," which refers to segregated facilities for Black Americans.
Based on this depiction, we can understand that the artist believed that state governments discriminated against Black Americans by providing inferior facilities. The contrast between the well-kept, upscale car for white folks and the poorly maintained Jim Crow car signifies unequal treatment and support for Black Americans. The artist is highlighting the discriminatory and unequal conditions faced by Black Americans under the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
State governments discriminated against Black Americans by providing inferior facilities.