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African Americans were affected greatly by the great depression. since African Americans did not have a lot of money to start out with they were hopeless now. There was a struggle to get food on the table. Many white people were getting mad because African Americans were "stealing" their jobs. African Americans were not treated equally for the white man thought that they were dirty and were ruining the white mans opportunities. this was not fair because the African Americans worked hard to get where they were at and their dreams were turning out to be their worst nightmare.
they were racesit
White landowners who could make those African Americans work for them
White Landowners who could make those African Americans work for them.
Programs like the CCC preferred white people over African Americans
30% of White Americans have between 2% and 20% African ancestry.
White Americans
Kirk R. Petshek has written: 'Negroes in the white-collar labor market' -- subject(s): African Americans, Employment
Radical white southerners did everything in their power to oppose rights for African Americans. Namely, the white southerners would African Americans to take tests and pay outrageous fees in order to vote.
White collar.
There is no precise measurement of how many African-Americans have some white ancestry, but it is thought that almost all African-Americans whose ancestors were slaves in the pre-Civil War United States have some white ancestry.
White Collar job
they couldn't be white.
African Americans were still treated with discrimination and prejudice, so they served in racially segregated units.
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white landowners who could make those african americans work for them
African Americans were affected greatly by the great depression. since African Americans did not have a lot of money to start out with they were hopeless now. There was a struggle to get food on the table. Many white people were getting mad because African Americans were "stealing" their jobs. African Americans were not treated equally for the white man thought that they were dirty and were ruining the white mans opportunities. this was not fair because the African Americans worked hard to get where they were at and their dreams were turning out to be their worst nightmare.