Effects Of Segregation On African Americans In The 1930's

Despite great efforts to abolish racism, discrimination against the African American people was as strong as ever in the 1930’s. The 1930’s was a hard time for white people, but considerably harder for the African American people. There were an abundance of problems for African Americans. Each day they would be judged by the way they looked. The harsh judgment, they received was astonishing and knowing that they lived this way is unbelievable. Between the uncivilized living situations and the cruel way of life, African Americans seemed to have more problems. White people had problems of their own, but nothing compared to an African American's daily life. There was discrimination and segregation on every turn. Racism caused unfair court trials,
African American’s educational privileges were greatly limited. Most people did not believe that the African Americans could handle the high educational standards. “Only African Americans and some white progressive educators dissented from the mainstream assumption that tax money spent on black education was a waste of money” (Education). While white kids went to school, the black kids were not allowed join them. “American education was racially segregated in the 1930s precisely because of the white presumption that blacks were inherently incapable of learning at an advanced level” (Education). There were two separate schools, one for the white kids and one for the black kids. The white kid’s schools would be big with qualified teachers and good school supplies. The black kid’s schools would be small with limited teachers that were hardly qualified and had very limited school supplies. Some places did not have schools and some were just not equal to others. “The white teachers that would teach at the white kid's schools, would receive a high pay for short hours and limited work. While black teachers, who would teach at black schools, would earn low pay for long hours and hard work” (Education). Black teachers would work very hard and because of their race, they would only get minimum wage. Most places did not provide black people with any source of education. “Two hundred thirty
African Americans were segregated and isolated from the white people. African Americans were at risk of being injured because of their race. There were raids that would cause extreme damage to the African American people both physically and mentally. “Raiders burned black schools and churches. They whipped or murdered African Americans and their white allies. They threatened blacks who tried to register to vote or demand civil rights” (Fremon 21-22). African Americans were constantly harassed by these people, and no one would step in to defend them. Raiders destroyed the small amount of possessions the African Americans had. African Americans were killed during these outrageous acts racism. They could be burned down with the schools and churches or be beaten by raiders in the street. “In North and South, American Negroes were mistreated and segregated” (Nardo 75). This mistreatment was normal for the African American people. White people were not harassed like the black people were. White people would give the African American people insulting looks. They were not just harassed, they were also separated from everyone else. Most forms of transportation had separate places for the different races. African Americans were confused and insulted by these actions, and did not believe it was necessary. “The case arose from resentment among black and Creole residents of New Orleans