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i am doing a project and want to know if their was segregated breadlines or such doring the great depression if so is their a web to go on and get some facts

2007-05-12 13:18:44 · 2 answers · asked by arashasgari11 2 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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Segregation didn't just disappear because of the depression


http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/542.html
African Americans now looked to the Democratic Party and the national government in their battles against segregation and discrimination. Indeed, the Great Depression transformed the daily lives, economic expectations, and political loyalties of most Chicagoans. The debates and unrest it engendered continued to frame political and social movements for the next 50 years.
The link below is a PDF but has a very good story of a black family during the depression
http://www.nlbpa.com/BurkePaper.pdf
There just isn't a lot being said about segregation during the depression, but lets face it, it was segregated. I have heard stories though how black and white pooled the food if they had any.

2007-05-12 13:53:27 · answer #1 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0 0

Breadlines weren't segregated. It's interesting that the same thing is happening today but it's been given a fancier name: foodbank. In both cases, it means people aren't earning enough money to buy the food they need for their families.

2007-05-12 13:47:34 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0 0

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