Black People In The 1930s

Question 1

What was the position of black people in the 1930s

talk about segregation, Jim Crow laws, ku klux klan , impact of Wall Street crash, impact of new deal

Answer 1

Segregation - desperate drinking fountains , restaurants, schools

Jim Crow Laws- strict segregation laws , blacks kept separate but equal

Ku Klux Klan- racist organisation who wore white gowns to symbolise white purity terrorised black people by lynchings and had over 5 million members by 1925

Impact of Wall Street crash 1929 - black workers were fist to loose jobs 50% unemployed

Impact of new deal - aimed to solve problems 200000 employed by the CCC but we’re still discriminated by alphabet agencies and got lower wages