Impact of the Great Depression

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There were three classes of people that were affected greatly by the Great Depression: African-Americans; the elderly; and industrial workers. This paper looks at each of these population groups and how they were impacted.

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"African Americans during the depression were the last people to be hired for any of the few available jobs, and the first to be fired when those jobs dried up (Bordo, Erceg, & Evans, 1449). Since jobs were so scarce, white men wanted the menial jobs that were usually filled by African Americans (Bordo, Erceg, & Evans, 1449). In the short term, this meant that many African American people were out of work and couldn't feed their families (Bordo, Erceg, & Evans, 1451). It also meant that they were discriminated against by social and religious organizations and that they had a difficult time receiving any aid from the government (Bordo, Erceg, & Evans, 1451). In the long term, the depression really set African American people back just as they were beginning to make strides towards being considered equal with white people (Bordo, Erceg, & Evans, 1460)."

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