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African Americans tended to have things worse than whites during the Great Depression because:

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A. white employees tended to be paid better than their black counterparts.
B. the white violent act of hanging people was not being stopped by the government.
C. there were not enough jobs available that African Americans could do.
D. Federal regulations forbid companies from hiring most eligible blacks.
E. white-collar jobs in professional positions often went to whites first.

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A has truth to it, D isn't accurate, and maybe E, B is a no because it not that it wasn't being stopped but more so ignored, also the correct term in lynching, C is also a no because there were plenty of jobs they could've done but were not allowed, E is a maybe because positions like white collar went to educated whites, black could've been allowed but were treated unfairly and not allowed to receive as equal education. D wasn't necessarily apart of federal regulations some Jim crow laws and black codes were enforced but they were never really federal, more so Caucasian cultural beliefs.

In my opinion your question seems personal, the way it's worded and the way the answers are worded seem a bit directed,"white violence," is improper grammar, should say violence.

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