jackie ormess torchy brown in dixie to harlem (1937-38) was the first comic strip by a black woman to appear…

jackie ormess torchy brown in dixie to harlem (1937-38) was the first comic strip by a black woman to appear in a widely read newspaper. the strip tells the story of torchy, a young woman who leaves mississippi to become a performer in new york city. torchys story reflects the experience of the great migration (1910-1970), when millions of black americans left the south in search of opportunities in other parts of the united states. torchy brown thus shows how ormes used comics to comment humorously on issues affecting black americans, which she continued to do throughout her career. which choice best states the main purpose of the text? choose 1 answer: a to give an example of how ormes presented the experiences of black americans in her comic strips b to show how ormess torchy brown inspired other black women to write comic strips in the 1930s c to claim that several characters in torchy brown were based on people that ormes knew personally d to illustrate how the subjects ormes addressed in her comic strips changed over the course of her career

jackie ormess torchy brown in dixie to harlem (1937-38) was the first comic strip by a black woman to appear in a widely read newspaper. the strip tells the story of torchy, a young woman who leaves mississippi to become a performer in new york city. torchys story reflects the experience of the great migration (1910-1970), when millions of black americans left the south in search of opportunities in other parts of the united states. torchy brown thus shows how ormes used comics to comment humorously on issues affecting black americans, which she continued to do throughout her career. which choice best states the main purpose of the text? choose 1 answer: a to give an example of how ormes presented the experiences of black americans in her comic strips b to show how ormess torchy brown inspired other black women to write comic strips in the 1930s c to claim that several characters in torchy brown were based on people that ormes knew personally d to illustrate how the subjects ormes addressed in her comic strips changed over the course of her career

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Brief Explanations:

The text begins by introducing Jackie Ormes' Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem as the first comic strip by a Black woman in a widely - read newspaper. It then details the story of Torchy, which reflects the Great Migration. The key line is “Torchy Brown thus shows how Ormes used comics to comment humorously on issues affecting Black Americans, which she continued to do throughout her career”. This indicates that the example of Torchy Brown is used to show how Ormes presented the experiences of Black Americans in her comic strips.

  • Option B: There is no mention in the text about Torchy Brown inspiring other Black women to write comic strips.
  • Option C: The text does not claim that characters were based on people Ormes knew.
  • Option D: The text does not discuss how the subjects in Ormes' comic strips changed over her career. It focuses on one example (Torchy Brown) to show her general approach of commenting on Black American experiences.

Answer:

A. To give an example of how Ormes presented the experiences of Black Americans in her comic strips