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With the success the country had during the 20’s of course we and to have a downfall, right? We couldn’t continue to possibly keep growing economically right? Well we didn’t, we eventually had that downfall, and that was the great depression in the 1930’s. In 1929 the stock market crashed hard and sent this country into a deep dive of turmoil. The New York Stock exchange experienced a lot of loss on trade after a huge wave of sell orders came their way. The average price of a share fell 12% and that is a big loss of any kind, no matter how much money you have. Over 16 million shares were sold because of the decline and the market and country suffered. You could see that all throughout the country.              In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and she began to try to change the tide in the country. Granted this was going to be a hard task, and things were going to get a lot worse before they got better...

This week we are going to be talking about the 1920’s. One issue during the 1920’s was race, however that has always been an issue in our country. During the first world war more black soldiers had lost their lives than white soldiers, and the African American race was not happy about that. They wanted to be repaid for their sacrifices and when they returned home nothing happened but the country turning their back more on the entire race.   The National Urban League, organized in 1911 by social workers, white philanthropists, and black leaders, concentrated on finding jobs for urban African Americans. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was created for the betterment of the African American race. The NAACP also fought school segregation in northern cities during the 1920s and lobbied hard, though unsuccessfully, for a federal anti-lynching bill. Marcus Garvey was a successful black leader during the 20’s fighting for equality and justic...