Andy and Amos

This cartoon in its entirety depicts racial stereotypes of African Americans during its time. The two main characters are made to look lazy and stupid above all things. Andy is shows to be lazy while sleeping at work, and stupid when he can't even pin down a wrestler who is already on the ground. Amos is made to appear as a follower and can barely think for himself.
These extreme stereotypes and racial depictions were made probably to show people how ridiculous the racial situation was in the 1920's for African Americans. Being made to appear with a low sense of intelligence and low self esteem is exactly what this cartoon sought to produce. The characters are also made to look really sluggish in the way they walk and talk throughout the cartoon.
This cartoon directly relates to the reading about African American progress in the early 20th century in the way that society viewed this race as a whole. African Americans coming from the south to the north for economic reasons were looked down upon for their lack of manners, assumption of laziness, and general lack of knowledge. The cartoon shows African Americans being ok with these stereotypes made on behalf of their race and living up to society's expectations of them of ultimately achieving very little. At the end of the cartoon, Andy gets defeated and beat up almost without a fight which was probably to indicate the assumption that African Americans would just accept the expectations and low values society placed upon them and give up without a fight as well. However, these assumptions were wrong. Enough was enough and with much effort, progress was eventually made among the color line.