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    The 1930s proved to be a difficult time for America by reason of the stock market crash‚ resulting in the Great Depression. During this strenuous time‚ people looked to something‚ anything‚ to lift their spirits. They needed a reminder that everything might end up all right after the arduous problem at hand. During the hardships of the 1930s‚ sporting events such as baseball‚ the olympics‚ and boxing improved the morale of the people.  Baseball played an influential role in giving people hope throughout

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    The economic depression that beset the United States and other countries in the 1930s was unique in its magnitude and its consequences. At the depth of the depression‚ in 1933‚ one American worker in every four was out of a job. In other countries unemployment ranged between 15 percent and 25 percent of the labor force. The great industrial slump continued throughout the 1930s‚ shaking the foundations of Western capitalism and the society based upon it. Economic Aspects President Calvin COOLIDGE

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    1930s Film Essay

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    The 1930s are designated has Hollywood’s “Golden Age” because of the various innovations made in the industry during this time. Classic films released during that decade include Gone With The Wind‚ The Wizard of Oz‚ King Kong‚ and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. One major development that came in the late 1920s was the advent of the synchronized sound system in film. This allowed mass audiences to watch feature length films with dialogue‚ music‚ and sound effects for the first time in history.

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    Why Is Segregation Wrong

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    In the past there has been segregation and segregation is wrong people have physically and verbally abused blacks and they see blacks as something other than human beings this is why segregation is wrong and should be stopped before things get worse. For example‚ in Source A it states‚ “Rosa Parks stepped onto the bus for the ride home and sat in the fifth row the first row of the Colored Section.” This shows that segregation was horrible they made a “Colored Section” for blacks. This also shows

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    Why Segregation Is Wrong

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    Do you think segregation is okay or is it wrong? People are separating black and whites from each other just because of the color of their skin. Segregation is wrong because it separates everyone away from each depending on the color of people’s skin. ~-.-~ Segregation is wrong because it separates people by their race and doesn’t follow the laws of the constitution’s fourteenth amendment. "Life‚ liberty or property‚ without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction

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    Women In The 1930's

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    were forced to accept severe cuts in pay. Despite the economic difficulties of the period‚ some outstanding businesswomen achieved great commercial success. In the 1930s‚ despite the fact that women were a big part of the society‚ they were not treated equally in the workplace compared to their male counterparts. The women in the 1930’s were not treated well and did not have very much power over the men. Women

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    I found the article American Apartheid very interesting. The topic of residential segregation was the main focus point. The connection of segregation in the 70s and the 80s to present day is very shocking. It just shows that every cause has an effect. Even though the act of segregation ended in the 80s; the thought of it continues today. Separate but equal was never equal because of the history of American the stain of black and white continues to be an uphill battle. Blacks are the only race that

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    Why Is Segregation Wrong

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    we live in today discrimination and segregation is not unusual‚ but back in the early 1900’s‚ it was worse. Laws had it where people weren’t allowed to co-live peacefully with each other because of ethnic and background. Even though it was a long process to teach this society that segregation is wrong. It allowed the United States to know that segregation laws are wrong because they are unfair‚ unequal‚ and dangerous. One of the ways to describe segregation would be unfair. For example‚” On September

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    Racial Segregation Essay

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    misconception in the United States about racial segregation‚ some believe that “Historically‚ segregation in the South was of the de jure variety‚ whereas segregation in the North and West were de facto in nature”. Basically this statement is saying that the segregation in the South consisted of policy and law while segregation in the north and west was rooted with personal racism. This statement is not valid because all three geographic locations expressed segregation with both de jure as well as de facto

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    Why Segregation Is Wrong

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    Segregation‚ a topic known to all yet many choose to do nothing about it. This word is used in a incoherent way. It was and is used being used as separation of different racial groups. Segregation is wrong since we are all one together‚ culture or appearance does not make a difference. Segregation also creates violence and hatred‚ causes others to be inferior towards others‚ and an economical inequality. Violence and hatred are some of the effects of segregation. In source 2 article Showdown in

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