The Man Who Had Won the Elephant at the Raffle

Caption: Black men were treated like animals because the color of their skin. In the picture, a white man is holding what is seemingly like a whip or sword in his hand, which shows how the black men were treated. They were often abused by their slave owners by the slightest mistake they make.
Source: http://mac110.assumption.edu/aas/graphics/elephantx.jpg