Life in Alabama in the 1930s

Introduction

• Alabama was ranked the seventh poorest state in the country.
• Alabama's capital is Montgomery.
• 8 of the 100 poorest counties
• It was a depressing and gloomy time.

Alabama in the 1930's

• The stocks dropped
• People lost their jobs 
• Much business went bank rupted

Slavery

• Black people were discriminated and were made slaves
• White folks would force them to pick the cotton they grew for little money
• This helped the farmers make more money when the stocks dropped 

The Great Depression

• A time period when the stock market collapsed.
• The Great Depression lost almost thirty billion dollars.
• All of this because of unemployment and starvation.
• Many of the people depended on charity as their money source.

African Americans

• In the 1930's African Americans were still mistreated
• They had a law that their curfew was at 10 p.m.
• Everything was segregated
• It was a difficult time for African Americans in the south

Citations

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• "What Was Daily Life like in the 1930's for an African American in Alabama?" Monroeville. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2015.

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