The Great Depression and Segregation in the American South

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The Great Depression and Segregation in the American South. Historical Context for To Kill a Mockingbird. Segregation. Segregation. Segregation. Children of a resettled sharecropper, Scottsboro, AL. Girl pouring corn for grist mill, Alabama. Boy hauling water, Alabama.

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The Great Depression and Segregation in the American South

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The Great Depression and Segregation in the American South Historical Context for To Kill a Mockingbird
Segregation
Segregation
Segregation
Children of a resettled sharecropper, Scottsboro, AL
Girl pouring corn for grist mill, Alabama
Boy hauling water, Alabama
Sharecropper’s Wife and Cabin, Mississippi
Cotton hoers on the Mississippi Delta. They worked from 6am to 7pm for $1.

The Great Depression

The Great Depression . Fast Five: What do you know about the Great Depression?. Causes of the Great Depression. Income Inequality Stock market crash Debt (Installment buying). Income Inequality. In 1929 21% of families made under $1,000 21% made $1,000 - $5,000 2.3% made over $10,000

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THE GREAT DEPRESSION

What was the Great Depression? . A Depression is a severe downturn in economic activity, which is marked by very high levels of unemployment and low levels of consumer spending and investment. . How did the Great Depression Start? . The Great Depression began on the 24th October 1929 when the stock market on Wall Street crashed. .

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“ Jim Crow ” Segregation in the South

“ Jim Crow ” Segregation in the South. 1875 -1954. Southern Segregation. Segregation means to separate. After the end of slavery African Americans were segregated from whites in the US South. Segregated South. Southern States.

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The Great Depression

The Great Depression. The Great Depression JEOPARDY. Events. People. Causes & Effects. Jobs. Misc. 10. 10. 10. 10. 10. 20. 20. 20. 20. 20. 30. 30. 30. 30. 30. 40. 40. 40. 40. 40. 50. 50. 50. 50. 50. This happened on October 29, 1929. Stock Market Crash.

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The Great Depression

The Great Depression. What was the Great Depression?. The Great Depression was an economic slump in N. America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929, and lasted until about 1939. The Great Depression was the longest and most severe depression.

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The Great Depression

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The Great Depression

The Great Depression. Began when the stock market crashed in October 1929 Many people used credit to invest, and the companies invested in were worthless. Many companies went out of business, and by 1933, one out of every four people in America had lost his or her job .

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THE GREAT DEPRESSION

THE GREAT DEPRESSION. A24 7.3.12. THE GREAT CRASH. GUIDING QUESTION. What caused the Great Depression? the federal government during the 1920s?. STOCK MARKET CRASH. Stock Market Prices, 1921–1932. May 1928-September 1929, prices doubled in value beginning in Sept 1929, gradual slide

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ECONOMIC CATACLYSM: SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION

South Dakota on the Eve of the Great Depression. SD was a small rural state in 1929 Population 690 thousand81% rural16% of population in 10 largest citiesSioux Falls 33,362 peopleAberdeen 16,465Rapid City 10,404 (5th largest). Eve of Great Depression con't. Most farm-related state in na

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The Great Depression

The Great Depression. Kaufmann’s Store. Western Pennsylvania. Frank Lloyd Wright. The Plans. The Reaction. “I thought that you would place the house near the waterfall, not over it.”.

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The Great Depression

The Great Depression. I. Optimism and Prosperity. Worst economic downturn in U.S. history 1928, Hoover elected Pres. 1929, widespread optimism. II. A “Bull Market”. Rising stock dividends Increase in Personal Savings Relatively easy money policy

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The Great Depression

The Great Depression. The Government Responds. Goodbye, Arthur!. In 1927, Arthur Meighen stepped down as the leader of the Conservative party. He was replaced by Richard Bedford Bennett, or R.B. Bennett.

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American History Unit 17 – The Great Depression

American History Unit 17 – The Great Depression. Photo courtesy of Library of Congress. The years after World War I actually planted the seeds for the Great Depression.

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Jim Crow and Segregation in the South

Jim Crow and Segregation in the South. As Reconstruction ended, African American dreams of equality and justice faded. By the 1880s, racism and segregation took a strong hold in Southern states (Northern states also harbored discrimination, but not as pronounced as in the South).

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Latin American Government and the Great Depression

Latin American Government and the Great Depression . By: Haley Coppedge , Kaitlyn Jacob, Ashtyn Coates, and Bailey Smith. Why is Latin America so important? . America was closely tied to Latin America because of the policies like the Big Sister Policy

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Life in the South During the Great Depression (Poor Perspective)

Life in the South During the Great Depression (Poor Perspective).

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How The Great Depression Affected the South

How The Great Depression Affected the South. Basic Outline With a generic title. Challenges: Losing jobs Getting farms taken Low food supply. Relevant Legislations: Tennessee Valley Authority Civilian Conservation Corps Agricultural Adjustment Act. Changes Made:

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Fighting Segregation in the South

Fighting Segregation in the South. Type of Segregation. De jure—by law Jim Crow laws—Made segregation the law across the South Restaurants, Buses, Trains, Schools, Restrooms, etc. Tactics Used. Court Challenges—NAACP Civil Disobedience—protesting unfair laws by breaking them

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Segregation and the Disenfranchisement of the South

Segregation and the Disenfranchisement of the South. Significant Leaders. W.E.B. DuBois Booker T. Washington Ida Wells. W.E.B. DuBois (1868-1963). Born in Massachusetts Attended school where he excelled academically Attended Fisk University in Tennessee

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The Great Depression and the Great Recession

The Great Depression and the Great Recession. Thomas E. Hall Department of Economics Miami University hallte@miamioh.edu. Great Depression 1929-1941. The First Recession (1929-1933) output fell 25 % price level fell 25 % money supply fell 33 % 1929-1932: stock prices fell 80%

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The Great Depression

The Great Depression. The Roaring 20s. After the war the American economy exploded Many people became extremely wealthy Stock market showed no signs of stopping growth.

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The Great Depression

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