“The Union as it was “ Thomas Nast has made us clear about his point of view about the freed slaves’ lives after the receiving civil rights and the intense level of violence and racism freedom had to withstand after moving North searching for better life . In the cartoon ,the scene reads “The Union as it was ;this is white man’s government ,worse than slavery .As in the cartoon it shows that the Ku Klux Khan fully hooded in uniform shakes hand of man holding a rifle wearing a “white league “ satchel ,meant to resemble a member of the white rifle club .And Nast conveys that the two man are hand –in – hand congratulating one another over terrorizing freedom during the reconstruction years .As the two black parents mouring their
