Question

During the Great Depression, the national unemployment rate across the United States peaked at 25%, although the rate in __________ communities was much worse at close to 50%. A) Midwestern B) southern rural C) Irish-American D) African-American

Answer 1

During the Great Depression, the unemployment rate in African-American communities is estimated to have peaked at close to 50%. Although discrimination was officially outlawed in FDR's New Deal programs, African-Americans were hardest-hit by the depression, since their jobs were often taken away from them and given to whites.

Answer 2

THE ANSWER IS AFRICAN AMERICAN I TOOK THE TEST