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The Great Depression
The great depression was a time period of when the stock markets crashed in October of 1929. This caused many of the investors of the stocks major losses and caused many families to lose their jobs.
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One of the first african american art gallery
The first african american art gallery is established in howard university -
The Holocaust
The holocaust was a time period where under the rule of hitler the Nazi party killed millions of jews and put many more in concentration camps. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust/videos -
Count Basie
During the swing era Count Basie establishes "Count Basie and his Orchestra and they become one of the top bands. -
Norris v. Alabama
In the court case of Norris v. Alabama the scottsboro boys were accused of raping two young women and were tried for rape in the supreme court and were not allowed for a trial by jury and then later that was found unconstitutional and were allowed the trial and won the case. -
Jesse Owens 4 gold medals
Jesse Owen a black olympian wins 4 gold medals ruins Hitler's plan to show the Aryan Supremacy. -
First african american to become a legislature
The first african american to become a legislature is Crystal Bird Fauset and she is put in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.