To Ask for an Equal Chance: African Americans in the Great Depression

by Cheryl Lynn Greenberg

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The Great Depression hit Americans hard, but none harder than African Americans and the working poor. To Ask for an Equal Chance explores black experiences during this period and the intertwined challenges posed by race and class. "Last hired, first fired," black workers lost their jobs at twice the rate of whites, and faced greater obstacles in their search for economic security. Black workers, who were generally urban newcomers, impoverished and...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0742551881

ISBN13:9780742551886

Release Date:August 2009

Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Length:200 Pages

Weight:1.04 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

20th Century African-American Studies Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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