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    housing in Chicago‚ which resulted with better job options for adults and improved lives for children who moved out of black ghettos. They influenced public housing desegregation throughout the United States. The Problem Public housing segregation was a huge problem in Chicago. Between 1954 and 1967‚ the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) built more than 10‚300 segregated public housing units primarily in poor black neighborhoods to prevent blacks

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    Sale on Good Act 1930

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    The Sale of Goods Act‚ 1930 Preamble 3 of 1930 (15th March‚ 1930) An Act to define and amend the law relating to the sale of goods. WHEREAS it is expedient to define and amend the law relating to the sale of goods‚ it is hereby enacted as follows: - Chapter 1 - Preliminary 1. Short title‚ extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Sale of Goods Act‚ 1930. 2) It extends to the whole of India (except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). (3) It shall come into

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    History of the Radio in the 1930’s In the 1930’s the United States endured one of the most difficult economic times in the history of our country. This horrible crisis was called The Great Depression. The Great Depression‚ which began in 1929‚ was an era never to be forgotten. The Great Depression‚ though challenging with many hardships‚ in a way brought America closer together. It caused people to show what they really were made of and highlighted their true character. Americans worked

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    The fast life of the 1920’s had caught up to time; the Stock Market Crash of October 1929 occurred bringing down the entire economy with it. The Great Depression began the 1930’s bringing a new state of economic turmoil and tribulations for its people. Unemployment‚ lost savings‚ housing evictions‚ and starvation flooded the nation; however for Asian Americans this was the “cherry on top” their misery. Asian Americans were

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    were African American‚ Mexican or not American you would be discriminated against. Now what you’re thinking discrimination as in not letting people go into the same schools‚ not letting them eat at a restaurant with each other. You’re thinking of segregation and so on. But would you ever think about how African Americans would be put in different sections of a community‚ not getting the same equality as far as where garbage facilities are located and where other chemical companies are located and where

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    People with autism were treated differently and handled differently back in the 1930’s than what we see today. Medical professions had different types of treatments and have more signs to tell whether or not they have autism. Disabilities were just starting to be recognized in the 1930’s‚ and the Asperger’s syndrome and autism are classified as the same diagnosis. Autism is a mental state that can be identified early is a person’s childhood. It could last life long‚ or it could be helped by a matter

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    30’s were truly a disaster. In the 1930’s there a big depression which was called the Great Depression. It was a very hard time for Americans because‚ they were losing everything and had nowhere to go. No one had anywhere to turn and this caused so much commotion and issues in America. Day by day things just got worse instead of better. Everyone hit rock bottom. Americans lost their houses and would go to bed hungry at night. Americans were impacted by the 1930’s because they had to change their

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    I’ll never forget it. Grew up in Louisiana dated slurs were still regularly used‚ school was definitely still practicing segregation in the same classrooms. [I]Coloreds[/I] sat in the back. But I was light complexion‚ loose curly hair. As far as I was concerned I was [I]mixed[/I]. so unless I opened up my mouth and said something they thought I was white and I sat with the white kids. I was told to keep my mouth shut cause I wasn’t supposed to be in the school anyway‚ as it wasn’t my neighborhood

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    Reefer Madness All I can say about this movie is‚ wow. It seriously made me laugh because the way they portrayed “potheads.” I realize that the 1930’s were very different from now and even my teenage years‚ but that movie was utterly ridiculous. I honestly am not sure what those people were smoking‚ but I cannot believe it was marijuana. I realize that it does make people laugh but not hysterically like that. It also‚ does make some people want to be more sexual and even some paranoid. I will

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    The ‘Scottsboro Boys’ is a reference to one of the most famous series of trials in 1930’s. The story surrounding the Scottsboro cases involves nine young African American boys and their alleged gang rape of two white women: Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. This highly questionable rape accusation would spark unprecedented amounts of trials‚ convictions‚ reversals‚ and retrials. Because of these trials‚ celebrities were made from anonymities‚ careers were launched and ended‚ lives were wasted‚ heroes

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