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how were african americans native Americans Latinos and Asians treated in the United States in the 1920s 

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There was much prejudice and unfairness towards these groups.

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African Americans, Native Americans, Latinos and Asians were treated like rubbish in the 1920s for many reasons. One of the main ones was the segregation era. After world war 1, many groups traveled to America to seek work in the industry. This, of course, was not welcomed by many Americans because they thought the sudden influx was threatening their jobs. Thousands upon thousands of people were seeking employment, and Americans thought all their jobs were being stolen. Also, racism. Many white Americans would terrorize and hate crime people they considered "negros" or immigrants. There were already laws such as "jim crow" and other racially motivated movements passed to prevent black people from voting and having basic human rights. Asians were hated because Americans thought that they would compete unfairly for their jobs by working for lower wages. (world war 1 set in a desperate cry for money and many people traveled to more urban areas and work for lower and unsafe conditions as long as they made money) Many jobs were "stolen" by immigration and Americans felt hatred towards them.

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