Jackie Ormes’s 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. Torchy’s 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.
","stem_html":"Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
","rationale_html":"Choice C is the best answer. The text describes how Torchy Brown depicted the experiences of a young Black woman experiencing America’s Great Migration. It further states that Ormes continued to use comics throughout her career to humorously comment on important issues impacting Black Americans.
Choice A is incorrect. The text never mentions other Black women comic strip writers. Choice B is incorrect. The text never mentions any changes in the subjects Ormes addressed. Choice D is incorrect. The text never mentions the inspiration for characters in Torchy Brown.
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","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"To illustrate how the subjects Ormes addressed in her comic strips changed over the course of her career
","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"To give an example of how Ormes presented the experiences of Black Americans in her comic strips
","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"To claim that several characters in Torchy Brown were based on people that Ormes knew personally
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