Racism In The 1930's
“When you live under the power of terror and segregation, you can't ever start a work of art.” (Jeanne Moreau, 1936). The impact of segregation and racism had an impact on how people lived or what they believed. What Jeanne is saying, with the constant thought and terror of segregation, there is never a chance to collaborate to create something great. Your skin color or religion should have no effect on how smart you are or believe, or on how creative or imaginative you are. Two of the main conflicts that arose in the 1930’s were segregation and racism. People would go to extremes to ensure certain groups of people, especially African Americans, had no rights. If they were allowed any rights, they had certain laws, Jim Crow laws, that made
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it nearly impossible to do anything. The Klu Klux Klan and Jim Crow are both two major issues or struggles, that people who were segregated had to deal with. The group of people who were most segregated in the 1930’s were African Americans and White Americans.
This being said, Racism was at an all time high in the 1930’s.
Conflicts arose around a nation, still fresh out of a civil war that tore it apart ever so violently. One side argued for segregation against the black men and women of america, saying that white men and women took priority over the rest of the population, while one side argued for a more progressive viewpoint, saying that all men and women of america deserve an equal chance. This was a cold war, but not one among nations, but one among a nation. The country went about its daily lives while this problem hung above their heads like a grey cloud, about to rain, but no one knew when, and when it rained, it would pour and thunder would be the only sound. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that, Hate cannot drive out hate; nly love can do that.” this is a quote how the black men and women should fight peacefully and not through war, this is inspiring to everyone!The 1930’s were not just a progressive revolution for the black men and women of the united states but it was also a defining time for women in america, who were mistreated no matter the color. Amelia Earhart once said, “The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune”, she said this before her death in 1937, Amelia Earhart was an influential woman in the 1930’s taking the fight straight through and fighting for women's
rights.
it nearly impossible to do anything. The Klu Klux Klan and Jim Crow are both two major issues or struggles, that people who were segregated had to deal with. The group of people who were most segregated in the 1930’s were African Americans and White Americans.
This being said, Racism was at an all time high in the 1930’s.
Conflicts arose around a nation, still fresh out of a civil war that tore it apart ever so violently. One side argued for segregation against the black men and women of america, saying that white men and women took priority over the rest of the population, while one side argued for a more progressive viewpoint, saying that all men and women of america deserve an equal chance. This was a cold war, but not one among nations, but one among a nation. The country went about its daily lives while this problem hung above their heads like a grey cloud, about to rain, but no one knew when, and when it rained, it would pour and thunder would be the only sound. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that, Hate cannot drive out hate; nly love can do that.” this is a quote how the black men and women should fight peacefully and not through war, this is inspiring to everyone!The 1930’s were not just a progressive revolution for the black men and women of the united states but it was also a defining time for women in america, who were mistreated no matter the color. Amelia Earhart once said, “The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune”, she said this before her death in 1937, Amelia Earhart was an influential woman in the 1930’s taking the fight straight through and fighting for women's
rights.