, U.S. History 1.06 Assessment 9-24-15 Social Limitations: During the Civil War times and after the war, the African Americans had it rough. The Whites and the Blacks were not exactly friends, more like business partners if anything. The African Ameri8cans were not allowed to live in the same neighborhood as the Whites. They had to live in separate communities and even then there were still problems. The African American children did not attend the same schools as the Whites.
Many black farmers could not obtain contracts for their crops. Due to a halt in government funding, already dilapidated black communities turned into slums and crime increased neighborhoods. Harlem, in New York City was known as the Mecca for artists and enthusiasts to come live and thrive. However, many black homeowners were not able to refinance their home for improvements and had to sell their homes below market value
Basically all of the South’s resources were going to hell. Uncertain economic times make it pretty hard to make a living. African Americans found themselves to be politically limited during this time as Southern states passed laws that limited their access to exercise their right to vote. Literacy tests were used to keep blacks away from ballot boxes, as some states limited the right to vote to those who could pass a literacy test; a large majority of slaves had never learned to read or write. Not surprisingly, white voters were often given easier passages than blacks.
Most white Americans were still not open to the idea of blending their society with the African American culture. Tensions were at an all time high between white Americans and African Americans. Regarding life between the two racial groups, “No area of national life was more highly charged than the relationship between black and white Americans.” Both groups held angered attitudes towards one another—white Americans did not respect African Americans, and Africans Americans did not respect white Americans. As segregation and separate but equal laws continued, these attitudes raged on. .
This was caused by both the war and the lack of workers who were willing to work in the cotton and rice fields after it was over. The war was quite expensive and the lack of workers would lead to an inability to get crops and goods out for trade. Free blacks refused to return to the fields and would resist by any means, but were not allowed into many other occupations. Many whites were too proud to work in the fields themselves, so no one was willing to do so, causing the inability to get goods to market. In the North, the the reconstruction had the opposite effect.
There were 288 local businesses looted and burned, which were not capable of being rebuilt and never returned following the Watts Riots. With all of those businesses lost, the jobs occupied by residents were lost as well. The black community had a high unemployment rate, and the popular belief was that black people were not being afforded equal opportunity regarding employment. Poverty soared with the high unemployment rate. In the end, 288 businesses worth an estimated $200 million were looted and destroyed.
If they get too close to white people as Tom Robinson does, it would bring their lives into disaster. Even some people know that Tom does not rape her. Everything happens just because of white people do not like black people. Moreover, Tom is prejudged by many people, such as, Scout, Mr. Gilmer and Bob Ewell. They have belief that black people are low-class people who do not deserve respect.
Due to this, the black community is prejudiced against and does not ever get the chance to rise in society. As a result, many important cases, such as the one relating to Tom Robinson and Mayella Ewell, are not anymore about right versus wrong, but more towards black versus white. Due to this and the highly prejudiced society of Maycomb, Tom Robinson and his lawyer "Atticus Finch won't win, [they] can't win." This shows that due to his colour, Tom Robinson did not have a chance to win the court case, and thus it shows the height of the prejudice in Maycomb society. Therefore, the "simple hell people give other people" relates to all grievances sparked unintentionally by society due to there being a lack of knowledge or understanding of the personality of the person who was discriminated against or simply a lack of empathy between
How was life during the Great Depression? By Toni Lee Robinson October 9, 1929 In October 1929, the stock market crashed. The Great Depression was the worst thing it had happened in American history. It also affected the entire country. Many American people lost their money and their jobs.
People born into poor families do not have every opportunity as those with money. It is known that blacks, especially in the south, during the years after the civil war, people did not hire blacks. African Americans were not educated so they could not work and if they did work it was for little money because employers knew they could hire