Question

how did the great depression impact african americans? select the two correct answers.
(1 point)

• declining agricultural prices led to lower wages and massive layoffs.
• a growing number of racial violence cases resulted in new civil rights legislation.
• white workers conspired to have african americans fired so they could access those jobs.
• african american landowners fared the same as their white counterparts.
• the scottsboro trial highlighted the inherent equality of the justice system.

Explanation:

• Declining agricultural prices hit Black sharecroppers and farm workers hard, cutting wages and causing widespread layoffs, as they were already in the most vulnerable agricultural roles.
• White workers, facing scarce jobs during the Depression, targeted African American employees to take their positions, using discrimination and pressure to get them fired.
• New civil rights legislation did not come from Depression-era racial violence; that came later in the civil rights movement. African American landowners faced worse discrimination and losses than white landowners. The Scottsboro Trial exposed injustice, not equality, in the justice system.

Answer:

A. Declining agricultural prices led to lower wages and massive layoffs.
C. White workers conspired to have African Americans fired so they could access those jobs.