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Some worked in cities, but more were farmers in the west/south west
-faced major discrimination, especially in education, employment and with voting.
-many Americans wanted Mexican Americans to be repatriated (or sent back to their original country)
-more than 400,000 Mexicans were sent back, even some who were citizens of the United States (were born in the U.S.)

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- Native Americans still lived in poverty.
- In the 1930s a law called Indian new deal was passed.

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-First to lose their jobs
-denied in public works jobs
-threatened or beaten when they signed up for work
-some charities refused to serve blacks
-FDR reached out to A.A.
-invited black leaders to advise him in the White House
-unofficial advisers:Black cabinet
-Mary MeLeod Bethune:well known Florida educator-first A.A. Women to head a gov. Agency
-FDR wouldn't support a anti lynching law bc he didn't want to lose his southern supporters

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- Toured country as "eyes and ears" of the president
- Spoke out for women's rights
- Had a newspaper column called "My Day" that called for equal justice for all.

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Migrant workers were people who move to one region to another in search of work.
Were not wanted anywhere.
People blocked highways so that people couldn't move.
If they even had jobs, they got paid little.

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Dust storms were called black blizzards, and they buried farmhouses, fences, and even trees. People had to even cover their doors and windows with shutters to protect the items from damage, but that didn’t work. These storms were widespread, and one even hit from Oklahoma ,to Albany, N.Y. and out into the Atlantic Ocean. A third of the Great Plains was blown away from this storm. The disaster was caused by years of overgrazing by cattle, and by the farmers as well.

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-Refused service at Public places.
- violence against Asians erupted.
- in 1935 FDR signed the Repatriation Act. This law provided free transportation for Filipinos who agreed to return to the Philippines and not come back.
- Many took advantage of the offer.