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    how freedoms for African Americans were socially‚ politically‚ and economically limited from 1865 to 1900?" Posterior to the Civil War‚ African Americans weren’t respected equally within society. Black codes were established‚ which meant cheap labor and an organized economy. African Americans weren’t allowed to vote‚ carry weapons‚ or travel without permits which angered some citizens. Literacy tests‚ the grandfather clause‚ and poll taxes were used to prevent African Americans from voting in presidental

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    1929. Over 8 million Americans were without jobs in 1931. Herbert Hoover was the Republican president who was unsuccessful to halt the The Great Depression. The depression lasted for 10 years‚ until World War II started and it gave men and women work. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the next president after Hoover. President Roosevelt made the New Deal which had many programs and administrations that were put in place to stop and lesser the effects of the depression. The New Deal lasted from

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    ericanJerin kurian Period 3 April 19‚ 2012 “African Americans’ life during the twentieth century” Twentieth century was the time when African Americans faced most of the troubles from the southern United States legislature and the white land owners. They experienced degradation‚ poverty and hardness living in the South’s countryside either in farms or in rural communities. White Dominated Blacks in south during this period of time. If this was the situation in the Southern countryside

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    for the African Americans. African Americans in the south began to lose their rights due to the Jim Crow Laws and Black Codes. African Americans engaged in many leadership roles during the Reconstruction Era. With the African Americans improving their rights and status‚ many whites in the south were disgruntled. Even though the federal government had control over the southern states‚ the states took over. They then created Jim Crow Laws which were established so the African Americans are segregated

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    Ja’Mes Smith 4 March 2017 American Literature Honors Mrs. Begick The Loss of Basic Rights with Black Codes or Racial Segregation with Jim Crow? The result of the Civil War in 1865 positively and negatively affected African Americans during the Reconstruction era. The positive outcome that came out of the victory of the Civil War was the freedom gained by millions of slaves from the South. Freeing the slaves‚ however negatively resulted in the creation of Black Codes‚ which were enforced

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    roaring twenties was a time of fun‚ dancing and adventure. The great war was over and people wanted to live life to the fullest. Things like cars‚ homes‚ and other expensive items were paid for using forms credit. This reckless spending eventually led to the Stock Market Crash of 1923‚ the plunge in stock market prices that marked the beginning of The Great Depression. On Black Tuesday‚ October 29‚ 1929‚ seventy-five percent of Americans lost their entire life savings in a matter of a few hours. President

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    The Great Depression and It’s Effects on General Society The Depression of the 1930’s was a very hard time for the middle and lower classes in America. Due to the depression‚ both classes had to struggle to survive and give up many of their favorite pastimes due to lack of monetary funds. Blacks had to give up low paying jobs to upper class white males who had lost their higher paying jobs. Mexican workers were sent out of the country. Many people‚ especially farmers‚ were evicted from their houses

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    Chapter 4 Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle For Independence‚ 1763- 1783 The Rising Expectation of the African Americans and the struggle for Independence was a great thing for blacks they started rise up over slavery‚ they made a big impact in the wars‚ and they got the Declaration of Independence from Thomas Jefferson. I. The Crisis of the British Empire 1) The Great struggle. 2) The two empires Great Britain and France. 3) The independence movement and the

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    Causes of the Great Depression the 1920’s was period of grate happiness among the people of all kind‚ but it was not until the end of this decade that the financial had been noticed. Later a place called the stock market crash of 1929 came as a shock to most Americans and especially the bankers‚ that looking at the causes of the Great Depression; it was clear how America entered this period. Not only was there poor economic‚ but an uneven distribution of wealth and poor debt structure. The first

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    realities was by reflecting the “Great Depression in the 1930s”. The second way this novel reflected historical realities was by talking about the race in the south. The author of this novel Harper Lee gives an image to the reader about the racial injustice that she was able to see as a child. I almost forgot to mention that the author also shares what is considered her feeling on the civil rights throughout her novel. So how does the novel reflect on the “Great Depression in the 1930s”? Well in the

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