Racism (1930s) by https://padlet.com/dornemad/7qyaqrfgf3xr en-us 2016-10-31 16:45:02 UTC 2026-01-07 21:15:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Unemployment murphang1 https://padlet.com/dornemad/7qyaqrfgf3xr/wish/134534358
  • 1932: 1/2 unemployed
  • started loosing jobs and hit depression before Great Depression
  • "Last hired, first fired"    - whites call to fire African Americans           -when whites were unemployed
  • bookkeepers and runners                   -Employed
  • depended on public service, relief programs, and government.
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  • Lynching- 8 (1932) to 28 (1933)
  • In the south whites “intimidated, attacked, and murdered” blacks
  • “ ‘The shotgun, the whip, the noose, and Ku Klux Klan practices were being resumed in the certainty that dead men not only tell no tales, but create vacancies.’ ” - contemporary observer
  • Lynching slowly went down
    •  couldn't get a law passed that stopped it entirely 
    • ]]>     2016-11-01 16:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dornemad/7qyaqrfgf3xr/wish/134534370     Works Cited murphang1 https://padlet.com/dornemad/7qyaqrfgf3xr/wish/134534855 TROTTER, JOE W. "African Americans, Impact of the Great Depression on."Encyclopedia of the Great Depression. Ed. Robert S. McElvaine. Vol. 1. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. 8-17. U.S. History in Context. Web. 1 Nov. 2016. <http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/uhic/ReferenceDetailsPage/DocumentToolsPortletWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE|CX3404500017&zid=b57acc008e359910d5c24de390bb447b&source=Bookmark&u=sand55832&jsid=a56976450229d50828ec3587a3316250>.

    Library Of Congress. "Race During the Great Depression - American Memory Timeline." Race During the Great Depression - American Memory Timeline- Classroom Presentation | Teacher Resources - Library of Congress. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 02 Nov. 2016.
    <http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/depwwii/race/>.

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  •  FDR issued an Executive Order stating all people regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin, must be allowed to participate in the defense of the US
  • 1936: National Negro Congress aimed to unite the black community
  • African Americans turned to labor unions in order to find jobs 
  • FDR made African Americans feel like they belong in the US
  • African Americans liked FDR because he did not discriminate and helped to get new programs. 
    • ]]>     2016-11-01 17:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dornemad/7qyaqrfgf3xr/wish/134559204     Who: African Americans dornemad https://padlet.com/dornemad/7qyaqrfgf3xr/wish/134651823
  • African Americans were affected the most by the Great Depression in the US.
  • Joe Louis was an African American who was not afraid to stand up to the whites and inspired others.
  • Philip Randolph- first African American Community President
  • African Americans liked FDR's intentions and policies.
    • ]]>     2016-11-02 00:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dornemad/7qyaqrfgf3xr/wish/134651823     ryburreb https://padlet.com/dornemad/7qyaqrfgf3xr/wish/134651974 2016-11-02 00:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dornemad/7qyaqrfgf3xr/wish/134651974 New Deal murphang1 https://padlet.com/dornemad/7qyaqrfgf3xr/wish/134848370
  • African Americans adopted the New Deal and made it their own
  • African Americans agreed with the way that President Roosevelt dealt with the depression
  • Discrimination still occurred during the New Deal  
    • ]]>     2016-11-02 16:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dornemad/7qyaqrfgf3xr/wish/134848370     Want More Info? ryburreb https://padlet.com/dornemad/7qyaqrfgf3xr/wish/134865532 The Klu-Klux-Klan was a group of people in southern USA who focus on white people being superior to black people. If you want to learn more about the KKK read the link below.
    https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/Ku-Klux-Klan-A-History-of-Racism.pdf]]>     2016-11-02 17:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dornemad/7qyaqrfgf3xr/wish/134865532