Cartoon, Abolition of the Slave Trade

This is a cartoon published by the British in 1789. It is a satire of slavery in the United States. This cartoon places African American slaves retaliating against their white masters. The image is of the roles being switched. Black slaves are now the masters, and the white masters are now portrayed as slaves. The bottom of the cartoon states, "Abolition of the Slave Trade, or the Man the Master." I like the title because it is almost as if the British are making fun of how disfunctional the United States is by the institution of slavery suggesting we should just get rid of the "Master" being the white southern slave owners. You see the African Americans beating up the white slaves, dancing, and feasting. Whereas, the white slaves are carrying barrels, loads, and getting beat up. I wonder how the United States felt when this cartoon was produced. I wonder if any white southern slave holder read this cartoon and saw how cruel and animal like slavery is when the roles are switched on them. I imagine white northern abolitionist enjoyed this cartoon as in reinforced their beliefs. I wish this was not a fact we have to face because as we see we looked like complete inhumane people to Europeans, and I'm sure to others as well. I believe this to be a very clever and thought out cartoon especially for being published in a newspaper in 1789!