Thomas Nast a political cartoonist

  Thomas Nast was a political cartoonist during the Civil War era. What do you think the author/artist was trying to convey with respect to the process of Reconstruction? https://blackhistory.harpweek.com/7Illustrations/Reconstruction/ThisIsAWhiteMansGov.htm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Colored_rule.jpg