In the 1920’S and 1930’S There Were Several Forms of Discrimination In the United States. Explain why there was this discrimination.

... IN THE 1920'S AND 1930'S THERE WERE SEVERAL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. EXPLAIN WHY THERE WAS THIS DISCRIMINATION AND HOW HAS IT AFFECTED THE AMERICAN POPULATION. In America, during the 1920's and1920's there were many forms of discrimination. There were four main groups of people who were discriminated against. These people were the black Americans, immigrants, the working class and the women. The discrimination varied in different areas and at different times. In America the worst affected people were the black population of America. During the 1920's in the southern states of America, like Louisiana and Texas, where there were many low-skilled agricultural jobs. Black people were given these jobs because they were seen as cheap labour, through the great depression. When white Americans saw them taking their jobs and money, some of them joined the KKK (Ku Klux Klan), a white supremacy group. Black people

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