Jim crow laws and African American rights
What was the impact of the Jim Crow laws
They institutionalized discrimination, leading to unequal access to quality education, voting suppression through poll taxes and literacy tests
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) do?
employed men in environmental conservation projects
what are hoovervilles?
Makeshift shantytowns
Who was Huey Long
Lousiana governer and senator who criticized the New Deal for not doing enough.
lend lease act
allowed the US to supply military aid to allies
What did the 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson uphold
Upheld "separate but equal" provided jusification for the Jim Crow Laws
constructed dams that provided flood control
what was the social security act of 1935
created federal safety by establishing old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid to dependent children.
what did Francis Townsend do
advocated for a pension plan giving $200 monthly to seniors
what is was the NAACP
a civil rights organization
what did the FDIC do?
ensured back deposits
what did Malcolm X do?
advocated for black empowerment, self defnce, and racial pride
what did the AAA do?
Paid farmers to reduce crop production to raise prices of crops.