the south, where the Jim crow laws were in effect
The author likely refers to the deep-seated societal biases and systemic racism that defined the experiences of African Americans in the 1920s. This "very core of prejudice" encompasses both overt discrimination and the pervasive social stereotypes that marginalized Black individuals, affecting their access to opportunities, rights, and dignity. It highlights how these prejudices were not just individual attitudes but were embedded in laws, institutions, and cultural narratives of the time. Ultimately, this core of prejudice contributed to the enduring struggles for equality and justice faced by African Americans.
African Americans faced the loss of progress they had gained.
jim crow laws
Discrimination
Some African Americans faced the challenges of not working, not having a good job, and some were also slaves.
They faced discrimination from banks.
They faced threats and violence.
they faced ecomonical Social legal Educational & Political SIMPLE
they faced threats and violence
They faced threats and violence
all of them just like now