Complex sentence: For the Pulitzer papers on February 16,1902, he began his first strip that had a continuing character, "Musical Mose", about an African-American musician who impersonated other ethnicities, only to suffer the consequences when discovered by his audience.
Split into simpler sentences: For the Pulitzer papers on February 16,1902, he began his first strip that had a continuing character, "Musical Mose". The strip featured an African-American musician who impersonated other ethnicities, only to suffer the consequences when discovered by his audience.