Racism in the 1930's by Trevor Nguyen (Student FVHS) https://padlet.com/tmnguyen156/co5qqp9v25ua Trevor Nguyen and Lyly Nguyen en-us 2019-10-22 15:21:30 UTC 2019-10-23 15:15:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f62d.png How did the minorities in America change during this time? tmnguyen156 https://padlet.com/tmnguyen156/co5qqp9v25ua/wish/400934291  Originally, minorities including African-Americans, Japanese-Americans, and many more were segregated from the seemingly superior white people, especially in terms of wages, treatment at jobs, etc. For example, James Greggory from the University of Washington begins his article on Civil Rights by stating how "the nonwhite peoples of Washington State suffered higher rates of poverty and unemployment than whites during the Great Depression" (2009).  Furthermore, throughout the article he mentions how these minorities were able to change with the rise of New Deal programs, programs given for relief, reform, and recovery from the Great Depression.

Specifically, these minorities were given somewhat respect to their political views through jobs in office and free speech in newspapers particularly for their race. "The Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish Telegraph, a weekly published in Seattle, served as important advocates for not only Jewish civil rights but for the broader agenda of equal rights for all Americans" (Greggory 2009). In addition, activists from minorities went into office and expressed their political views as well as the views of their minority in America. This eventually gave these minorities civil rights in America.]]> 2019-10-22 15:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tmnguyen156/co5qqp9v25ua/wish/400934291 What were the privileges of the favored races? lknguyen115 https://padlet.com/tmnguyen156/co5qqp9v25ua/wish/400934376 During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the blacks suffered a greater deprivation compared to the whites. The whites were favored overall and had more privileges. Many of the black people struggled getting jobs. 50% of blacks faced unemployment while the percentage was only 30% for the whites. Adding to that, wages for blacks were over 30% white workers. They were either excluded from everybody else, or they were forced into unions, such as Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. They often found themselves a main target of lynch mobs every time they try to start an organization. (Sustar 2012)

During this decade, Washington was was a very "white" state. This meaning that a majority of the people that lived in this state were white. Dialogue found in a magazine, written in October of 1939, shows us there were mainly only white musicians and that music ability had nothing to do with it. It states This gave white people a huge privilege they were a lot more powerful and well perceived to the public eye. They also did not have to deal with harsh obstacles such as unemployment and it was not difficult for them to find a job. (Wars 1939)
]]> 2019-10-22 15:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tmnguyen156/co5qqp9v25ua/wish/400934376 How did these privileges affect people of other races? tmnguyen156 https://padlet.com/tmnguyen156/co5qqp9v25ua/wish/400935251 Privileges of favored races during the Great Depression time period encouraged other minorities to become more active in their pursuit for civil rights. For example, these minorities began creating newspapers in order to express their political beliefs, ideas that were not initially accepted due to the disrespect white Americans gave to them. "Americans also received increased visibility during this decade for less auspicious reasons" (Issues 1938). 

Furthermore, because races were originally treated differently, especially with the Southerners, their rise in political visibility caused conflicts between the Southerners and Northerners, especially with Roosevelt's offer to Black activists to join his party. "The growing divide between Northern and Southern Democrats over the issue of race came to a head in April 1937, when a bitter fight over an anti-lynching bill took place in the House of Representatives" (Issues 1938).]]> 2019-10-22 15:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tmnguyen156/co5qqp9v25ua/wish/400935251 Research Notes tmnguyen156 https://padlet.com/tmnguyen156/co5qqp9v25ua/wish/400936698 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UCa1Oy1gKQjjsH_qpBvJhDj2Iv3-9W69daWlAt4TOEU/edit#]]> 2019-10-22 15:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tmnguyen156/co5qqp9v25ua/wish/400936698