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What was Southern life like in What was Southern life like in the 1930’s?the 1930’s?
Great DepressionGreat Depression The New DealThe New Deal Jim Crow Laws of Jim Crow Laws of
the Souththe South
The Great DepressionThe Great Depression
The Great Depression happened as a The Great Depression happened as a result of the stock mark crash on result of the stock mark crash on October 29, 1929.October 29, 1929.
This was also known as “Black This was also known as “Black Tuesday” and was associated with Tuesday” and was associated with the onset of World War II.the onset of World War II.
The Great DepressionThe Great Depression
Jobs were limitedJobs were limited Food and Food and
agriculture were agriculture were scarcescarce
Prices and wages Prices and wages began to declinebegan to decline
People struggled People struggled for basic needs, for basic needs, such as food and such as food and sheltershelter
The Great DepressionThe Great Depression
The Depression left The Depression left millions of millions of Americans jobless, Americans jobless, homeless, and homeless, and penniless.penniless.
Many people relied Many people relied on the government on the government and charity to and charity to provide them food.provide them food.
Government AssistanceGovernment Assistance
The people elected president The people elected president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. They Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. They believed that he could help solve the believed that he could help solve the economic problems of America.economic problems of America.
As a result of the Depression, As a result of the Depression, Roosevelt created a program called Roosevelt created a program called “The New Deal.”“The New Deal.”
The New DealThe New Deal
Developed agencies Developed agencies that assisted with that assisted with unemployment unemployment (WPA CCC, NRA)(WPA CCC, NRA)
Developed the Developed the Social Security Social Security SystemSystem
Government Government became more became more involved with the involved with the peoplepeople
WORLD WAR IIWORLD WAR II
Took place from Took place from 1941-19451941-1945
Began as a result of Began as a result of conflict among conflict among various countries various countries including Japan, including Japan, Spain, and GermanySpain, and Germany
Initiated by German Initiated by German aggression: Hitleraggression: Hitler
World War IIWorld War II
United States United States became involved became involved because of Japan’s because of Japan’s bombing of Pearl bombing of Pearl Harbor on December Harbor on December 7, 19417, 1941
The attacked The attacked destroyed U.S destroyed U.S battleships, killed battleships, killed 2,388 people, and 2,388 people, and injured 1,178 injured 1,178
Jim Crow Laws of the SouthJim Crow Laws of the South
The term dates back The term dates back at least to the at least to the Eighteenth Century; Eighteenth Century; there is no evidence there is no evidence that it refers to an that it refers to an individualindividual
Jim Crow Laws were Jim Crow Laws were developed to developed to separate blacks from separate blacks from whites in public whites in public settings (schools, settings (schools, churches, churches, restaurants, etc)restaurants, etc)
Jim Crow LawsJim Crow LawsSupreme Court Cases Supreme Court Cases
18961896
Plessy v. FergusonPlessy v. Ferguson: : Supreme Court Supreme Court approved approved segregation as long segregation as long as facilities were as facilities were “separate but “separate but equal”equal”
1953-19541953-1954
Brown v. Board of Brown v. Board of EducationEducation
Supreme Court ruled Supreme Court ruled to end segregation to end segregation in schoolsin schools
Sample “jim crow” lawsSample “jim crow” laws
Whites and Blacks Whites and Blacks could not marrycould not marry
Schools for Whites Schools for Whites and Blacks were and Blacks were separateseparate
Whites and Blacks Whites and Blacks could not occupy could not occupy the same housingthe same housing
Sample Jim Crow LawsSample Jim Crow Laws
In court, Blacks In court, Blacks had to swear on had to swear on separate Biblesseparate Bibles
Blacks could not Blacks could not use the same use the same hospitals or the hospitals or the same cemeteries same cemeteries as whitesas whites
What happened when the laws What happened when the laws were broken?were broken?
Blacks were often Blacks were often beaten, tarred, beaten, tarred, burned and even burned and even lynched for breaking lynched for breaking Jim Crow lawsJim Crow laws
During cases of During cases of extreme racial extreme racial tension, black tension, black churches and homes churches and homes were burnedwere burned
Hundreds of brutal Hundreds of brutal attacks increased attacks increased racial tension in the racial tension in the SouthSouth
Making ConnectionsMaking Connections
Do you think the social and economic Do you think the social and economic issues of the 1930’s still exit today? issues of the 1930’s still exit today? Why or why not? Give specific Why or why not? Give specific examples.examples.