Racism 1930s by Richard Phan (Student FVHS) https://padlet.com/rphan103/5fw10ncfchvj Richard Phan and Joseph Nguyen Period 2 en-us 2019-10-22 16:22:48 UTC 2019-10-23 16:00:07 UTC hello@padlet.com What nationalities or races were being discriminated in the 1930s, and why were individuals being negatively defined for their skin color? rphan103 https://padlet.com/rphan103/5fw10ncfchvj/wish/400976883 In the 1930s, the nationalities and races that were being discriminated in the 1930s was mostly composed of African Americans, although there were some particular races that were also defined as inferior by some affiliations such as the KKK. Cited by the Encyclopedia, "“To the old Klan’s hostility toward blacks the new Klan—which was strong in the Midwest as well as in the South—added bias against Roman Catholics, Jews, foreigners, and organized labour.” (Britannica 2019) Additionally, African Americans and targeted races were discriminated and assessed by their skin color because the spread of influences and political aspects of ambitions such as white supremacy carried out by the Ku Klux Klan. African Americans were abominations towards the Ku Klux Klan which had lead them to negatively define them as tarnishing and horrendous to the white race, this concept was demonstrated in a issue covered by a news article, “This issue involved a call to action to rally against the unfair lynching planned by the Klan for eight black children in Decatur, Alabama. The eight black boys ranged in age from 12-20. They were accused of attacking two white women, but with absolutely no evidence” (Voice of Action 1933)
In result of such discrimination, individuals who were descendants of African American had received backlashes within employment restrictions, and possibly barred from getting a position, stated by the Library of Congress, "“By 1932, approximately half of black Americans were out of work. In some Northern cities, whites called for blacks to be fired from any jobs as long as there were whites out of work.” (Library of Congress) 


]]> 2019-10-22 16:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rphan103/5fw10ncfchvj/wish/400976883 Were there any political parties, affiliations, or cults that pursued acts of racism in the 1930s? Who were they, and what were their goals? rphan103 https://padlet.com/rphan103/5fw10ncfchvj/wish/400976936 One political cult that pursued acts of racism in the 1930s was the Ku Klux Klan. In the 19th century, especially in the 1930s, the Ku Klux Klan was known as a white-hate supremacist group, specifically as a "distinct hate organization that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda." (2019) The KKK were prominent from their historical origin to the 19th century for their use of violence and intimidation upon African Americans or whites who supported freed-men, usually to succeed their ambition of white supremacy and to consider African Americans or other targeted races to be "inferior" As the Britannica Encyclopedia states, "“Klan members sought the restoration of white supremacy through intimidation and violence aimed at the newly enfranchised black freedmen. A similar organization, the Knights of the White Camelia, began in Louisiana in 1867.” (Adam 2019)
In the 1930s, one of the situations that the Ku Klux Klan were involved in that demonstrated their participation of the activities of racism came from a particular issue involving the unfair lynching of convicted black children. One radical newspaper states, "This issue involved a call to action to rally against the unfair lynching planned by the Klan for eight black children in Decatur, Alabama. The eight black boys ranged in age from 12-20. They were accused of attacking two white women, but with absolutely no evidence” (Voice of Action 1933) Demonstrated by this article, this shows that the KKK had taken advantage of the race of the black children in-order to perform prejudice and wrongful execution over the fact that they did not posses evidence to convict the black children of such statements.]]> 2019-10-22 16:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rphan103/5fw10ncfchvj/wish/400976936 To what extent did racism go to? Was racism more common in certain areas? Why? rphan103 https://padlet.com/rphan103/5fw10ncfchvj/wish/400977126 In the 1930s, racism had gone to a great extent. Black Americans had a tough time finding jobs to support themselves. In fact, the racism had affected daily life, because “by 1932, approximately half of black Americans were out of work. In some Northern cities, whites called for blacks to be fired from any jobs as long as there were whites out of work.” (Library of Congress) White people being prioritized over the black people, which made it harder for blacks to support themselves. Racism also had involved physical harm, and people intended to harm colored people. Many violence actions occurred to colored people, and " a storm of protest among Negro organisations and leaders was aroused after jury held Lawson had been fatally injured when he fell down the stairs at a hotel at 1254 Yesler Way, the scene of the arrest, while attempting to escape from the police.” (1938) Racism was more common in the south due to segregation laws and culture. It is said that, “Racial violence again became more common, especially in the South. Lynchings, which had declined to eight in 1932, surged to 28 in 1933.” (Library of Congress)]]> 2019-10-22 16:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rphan103/5fw10ncfchvj/wish/400977126 Research Notes and Paper Outline: Richard Phan and Joseph Nguyen Period 2 rphan103 https://padlet.com/rphan103/5fw10ncfchvj/wish/401239829 2019-10-23 02:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rphan103/5fw10ncfchvj/wish/401239829