Question

Select all that apply. Which of the following statements are true regarding the situation facing blacks during the Great Depression? Select all that apply.

1. Civil rights acts were passed that gave them economic protection.
2. The government did little to put a halt to the practice of lynchings.
3. Blacks were chosen for jobs over other minority groups.
4. Whites most likely received jobs over blacks in professional fields.
5. Federal programs requiring skilled labor favored black applicants.
6. Blacks were paid less than white workers if they did get a job.

Answer 1

I'm not sure but I believe the correct answers are 2,4 and 6.

Answer 2

The Great Depression was the worst economic crisis the United States of America have ever seen. It started with the stock market crash, and lasted from 1929 to 1939.

At that time, racial equality, that nowadays still isn't a reality, was practically non-existent. The best alternatives describing the lives of African Americans during the great depression are the following:

2. The government did little to put a halt to the practice of lynchings.

4. Whites most likely received jobs over blacks in professional fields.

6. Blacks were paid less than white workers if they did get a job.