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    In general‚ the Great Depression brought mass suffering to everyone and was especially hard for the African Americans. The National debt income had drop to 50% and unemployment has risen up to 25% of the total labor force (U.S. History‚ n.d. para 1). Therefore‚ America’s had twenty million Americans receiving public assistance to survive. The blacks faced the harshest conditions because employers starting using racist hiring and firing procedures as the “Last Hired and the First Fired” from employment

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    One of the worst times in United States history was the Great Depression. It was a time of hopelessness and of darkness. The 1920s was considered the gold ages for the United States‚ we were expanded on both technology and the economic. But 1929 the stock market crashed and everything went down. Banks were closing‚ people were getting fired from job The people started to question the government and the president. It took the great attitude of the citizens‚ the election of President Roosevelt‚‚ and

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    African-Americans in the Media Have you ever wonder why African-American males are usually drug dealers‚ pimps‚ convicts‚ or even a father with multiple children and is a deadbeat father? Or why does an African-American female have to be man-less‚ on well-fare with multiple children with different baby daddies‚ or even sometimes on the screen shaking her ass? Well to me this is exactly how most movies‚ television shows‚ music‚ and magazines portray African-Americans. The media portrays African-Americans

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    There are many shows on T.V. today that shows African-Americans in a negative light. There is more representation of people color in the media than in past times‚ the quality of the product is more important than quantity. Fun has been poked fun at the African-American throughout the years‚ by presenting a character of buffoon or childlike quality. The reproduction of stereotypes of African- Americans in film has existed since the day of slavery. Early in the 20th century the coon character was developed

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    During the Great Depression ‚ public all around the United States deal with the obstacles and life changing misery .The government was the primary cause of the great depression. The Great Depression may have been avoided if the fed had not so awkwardly mishandle It’s financial policy .Countless public going through experience from low incomes‚ poor living conditions‚ and mental suffering. Before the stock display crash ‚ the democracy was floating on a rash of joy. Peoples’ courage was huge and

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    Some problems that threatened the american economy was that the stalk market crashes 1929‚ many people had lost their jobs and forced to move to a shanty town‚ industries were struggling to stay in business‚ famers had were hit with the dust bowl causing them to lose all their crops. People who have put all their money into the stalk market had lost everything they had invested into their stalks. When the stalk market had crashed many places had raised the prices of their products. The prices that

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    by the Great Depression. After the stock market crash in 1929‚ the country changed drastically. Many people lost their jobs because of this downturn in the economy. During the Great Depression practically every person had to adjust to a different way of living than what they were used to. This paper explores how life changed for children‚ teenagers‚ African-Americans‚ farmers‚ women‚ and the middle class. Historical Background Many factors led up to the Great Depression. Among

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    The United States have had numerous times when it experienced increased amounts of unemployment rates. One of the most notable time period was the called The Great Depression. During this time frame a lot of propaganda has been generated to demonstrate and contribute positive messages towards the citizens of USA. According to the book named‚ The WPA Putting America to Work by Jeff Hill it states on page 19 “… Hoover encouraged chartable efforts to address the issues of joblessness‚ hunger‚ and poverty…

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    Perception of African American Athletes In The Media Perception of African American athletes in the media depends on what sport they play. In a lot of eyes African American Athletes are seen as aggressive. Basketball and football are the sports that give the most negative perception. These aggressive sports sometime develop physical altercations. Since the majority of these fights are between African Americans‚ people see them as aggressive. A recent report by CNN states that there’s a growing

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    The Great American Depression Throughout the 1920 ’s‚ new industries and new methods of production led to prosperity in America. America was able to use its great supply of raw materials to produce steal‚ chemicals‚ glass and machinery that became the foundation of an enormous boom in consumer goods (Samuelson‚ 2.) Many US citizens invested on the stock market‚ speculating to make a quick profit. This great prosperity ended in the October of 1929. People began to fear that the boom was going to

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