History of the United States II / Unit 10 USH2 1377 short lesson, about 20 seconds
African Americans in the Depression
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The idea
By nineteen thirty-two roughly half of all African Americans were out of work, the anchor says, facing both job losses and discrimination.
In practice
Digital History's figures: a year after the crash, seventy percent of Black Charlestonians and seventy-five percent of Black Memphians unemployed.
Where people slip
Recorded lynchings rose from eight in nineteen thirty-two to twenty-eight in nineteen thirty-three.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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