The status of African Americans in the 1930’s was very cruel and a very tough time. Black people were being considered as dirt at the time. Many factors decided the status of African Americans, such as The Jim Crow Laws, The Great Depression at the time and the original treatment by white people and how they are superior to them. These issues were definitely related politically and socially to the To Kill a Mocking Bird novel because the book is known for treatment of black people and the status of African Americans in the 1930’s.
African Americans had a very bad status during the 1930’s because of several reasons, one of these reasons is due to the Jim Crow Laws. The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in …show more content…
For example, from History.net “Black history is the study of African American history, culture, and accomplishments primarily in the United States. Enslaved, oppressed, and dehumanized for much of American history, members of the black community, such as Carter G. Woodson, who founded Black History Month, studied and promoted black history to overcome the discrimination and to promote the accomplishments of blacks to inspire them to make even greater contributions to the black community and larger society.” (HistoryNet, 2017). The black people originally were used as slaves during the western European colonisation in the mid 1700’s. Black people were then kept in Europe unless they escaped and they fled to America and were living in Mississippi. Black people adapted to some of these changes and some black men became cowboys and outlaws. By 1790 black people’s population in America had expanded to California and 20 percent of California was made up of African Americans. (HistoryNet, 2017). From History.Net “Following the U.S. acquisition of California, the new territorial government began enacting laws that stripped away the legal and political rights of all non-whites. The California Constitution, ratified in November 1849, voted to disenfranchise all but white male U.S. citizens, with a limited exception for Indians, who could be allowed to vote in special
African Americans had a very bad status during the 1930’s because of several reasons, one of these reasons is due to the Jim Crow Laws. The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in …show more content…
For example, from History.net “Black history is the study of African American history, culture, and accomplishments primarily in the United States. Enslaved, oppressed, and dehumanized for much of American history, members of the black community, such as Carter G. Woodson, who founded Black History Month, studied and promoted black history to overcome the discrimination and to promote the accomplishments of blacks to inspire them to make even greater contributions to the black community and larger society.” (HistoryNet, 2017). The black people originally were used as slaves during the western European colonisation in the mid 1700’s. Black people were then kept in Europe unless they escaped and they fled to America and were living in Mississippi. Black people adapted to some of these changes and some black men became cowboys and outlaws. By 1790 black people’s population in America had expanded to California and 20 percent of California was made up of African Americans. (HistoryNet, 2017). From History.Net “Following the U.S. acquisition of California, the new territorial government began enacting laws that stripped away the legal and political rights of all non-whites. The California Constitution, ratified in November 1849, voted to disenfranchise all but white male U.S. citizens, with a limited exception for Indians, who could be allowed to vote in special