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Home Life & Communities . By: Jeffrey Madison Marielle. Typical Standard living . Men would have to take care of the children. People worked in farms for money Long hour No jobs Some kids went to school if could afford. . Income . Average income $1,600 a year. Tight budget
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Home Life & Communities By: Jeffrey Madison Marielle
Typical Standard living • Men would have to take care of the children. • People worked in farms for money • Long hour • No jobs • Some kids went to school if could afford.
Income • Average income $1,600 a year. • Tight budget • A family of seven received $780 a year. • In 1935 the WPA was started and turned out to be the number one relief program for family incomes. • $6 for rent and $14 for groceries. • Unemployed people http://brunchforeverymeal.com/
Activities • Played music • Smoked • Could afford people went to movies • Some children went to school • Played sports, most popular football • Church socials and school programs • Rodeos • Listened to the radio ( jazz and swing music)
Jobs and responsibilities • work on farms in exchange for food or board • limited amount of factory jobs available during that time • main role of women during the Great Depression was that of the homemaker • Farmers found themselves in a very desperate situation
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White • Some people got lade off • Some kids went to school • Had African Americans work at there farms for money. • Some could buy food some didn’t have money.
African Americans • Africans got lade off first. • African Americans lived in rural areas • worked on farms owned by white landowners • also worked for railroads, steel mills, and coal mine • welfare rate for African Americans went sky rocketing.