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    stayed the same. The 30’s and 60’s had changes in economy and women but through it all‚ remained the same in regards to race. Economy is what shapes our government‚ creates allies‚ and our way of life. In the 1930’s a disaster struck known as Black Tuesday. Natoli (2010) states‚ “The 1930s were the heart of the Great Depression. The US stock market crashed on October 29‚ 1929 known as Black Tuesday. Unemployment rose by 25% by 1933 and hundreds of thousands of people lived in shanty

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    effect to subjugate African Americans. Though both of them have definitely had a very negative impact‚ I believe that policies and laws that affected residential segregation had more of an impact on African American lives than those that reduced wages for African Americans. Two of the major policies that have led to residential segregation and have made it have more of an impact on African American lives than those that reduced wages for African Americans are President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal

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    In North America during the 1730-1775 was a time were each immigration culture started to progress. The Africans and Europeans were the main ones who were venturing out. Every slave that came to North America had to been appeared to have chains on them and were treated very badly. The slaves started to take control on the population of how many there may have been. The African immigrants were taken to increase faster in the British colonies. The North and South colonies were way different by many

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    research on the causes and impact of racial‚ ethnic and economic isolation of students in public schools in Connecticut and America-at-large has found that housing patterns and school district residency requirements have created large numbers of public schools that are racially‚ ethnically and economically segregated. Research has further documented that efforts to eliminate segregation through choice-based programming has been marginally effective. The impact of this racial‚ ethnic‚ and economic isolation

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    How have African-Americans worked to end segregation‚ discrimination‚ and isolation to attain equality and civil rights? Laquanda Washington HIS204: American History Since 1865 Hector Galano 21 November 2011 How have African-Americans worked to end segregation‚ discrimination‚ and isolation to attain equality and civil rights? African Americans have been working hard every since the slavery days to end segregation‚ discrimination‚ and isolation. Many civil rights leaders such as Malcolm

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    are a variety of different races that exist. The different types of ethnic groups that are included are Africans‚ Caucasians‚ Latinos‚ Asians‚ and Indians (Peterson‚ Krivo 2010). Historically‚ and in our present society the problem of racial segregation has been a very critical issue. The more enhanced diversity gets‚ the greater the likelihood that conflicts may arise. A major reasoning behind this is because of socio-economic issues (Peterson‚ Krivo 2010). According to Peterson and Krivo‚

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    America has been described with different terminology depending on the era and the subject. However‚ speaking of race relations‚ phrases such as “segregated‚” “integrated‚” and “racially oppressed” describe the relationships between the black and white races. Throughout history‚ the term “separate but equal” mostly worked one way. Separate was honored‚ but equal was not. In the southern United States‚ segregation was legal in many places including restaurants‚ public schools‚ restrooms‚ and public

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    Jim Crow’s segregation In the South had states passing codes to classify race‚ it became known as the "one-drop rule.’’ The definition meaning is that if a single drop of "black blood" runs through your veins you’re black‚ this practice is known by many names such as "one black ancestor rule‚" "traceable amount rule‚" and "hypo-descent rule‚" it meant that mixed race people were assigned to the status of a minority group. The first registrar of Virginia’s Bureau of Vital Statistics was Dr. Walter

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    Sports in the 1930’s The 1930’s was a rough time for all of America. Experiencing a drought‚ the stock market crash‚ and it was overall a time of major poverty. This was the time of the great depression‚an economical and industrial slump in 1929 and the upcoming years. Through all of this‚ they needed some sort of leisure or entertainment. This is where sports come into place. Sports like basketball‚ baseball‚ and boxing were just a few athletic examples that were an important part of the decade

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    Segregation didn’t stop in 1954 when Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was implemented in 1954. This past decade‚ students attending separate and unequal schools have increased. The article‚ “The Resurgence of school segregation”‚ describes the increasing segregation trend of schools as the minority population grows at rapid lengths. Despite the growing diversity‚ minorities continue to be isolated from whites. The author’s describe whereas the average white person attends a school that is 4/5

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