The Great Depression and its impact on the Black community
On the 29th October 1929, there was a sharp decline in the U.S stock market. This day became known as 'Black Tuesday' and the situation as 'The Wall Street Crash'. However, this day marked what would be the start of what we now know as the 'The Great Depression.' The Great Depression had an impact on absolutely everyone, regardless of who you were. Whilst it was long lasting and rather severe in the US itself as well as Europe, it also affect places like Japan and Latin America but just in milder form. It had worldwide impacts and took over America itself for roughly ten years. Unfortunately, for one group of people the Great Depression was particularly harder to live through. One group of people who were very much affected were African Americans. African Americans , who were just gaining their rights and being made 'equal' again, even under the remorseless Jim Crow laws, suddenly seemed to have a reminder of their overall position in society and how muc...