After WWI… but before WWII: America: the 20’s and 30’s The Roaring 20’s and The Great Depression

The Roaring ‘20’s USA celebrated the end of World War I USA celebrated the end of World War I Soldiers came home Soldiers came home People had money to spend People had money to spend New gadgets to buy! New gadgets to buy! $ 300

Stock Market Crashes 1929 October 1929: People begin to sell stock October 1929: People begin to sell stock Stock prices dropped drastically Stock prices dropped drastically People lost their fortunes/could not pay debts People lost their fortunes/could not pay debts

Stocks Crash Banks could not cover withdrawals Banks could not cover withdrawals Everyone lost money Everyone lost money Destroyed the country’s economy, sending the US into the Depression Destroyed the country’s economy, sending the US into the Depression

The 1930’s and The Great Depression People had to barter and trade People had to barter and trade In the mid-thirties, there was a drought in the Midwest and then major winds In the mid-thirties, there was a drought in the Midwest and then major winds Drought and winds caused the Dust Bowl effect; farmers lost everything Drought and winds caused the Dust Bowl effect; farmers lost everything

The South in the 1930’s Poverty and severe racism

Racism Belief that one race is superior to others Belief that one race is superior to others Discrimination or prejudice based on race Discrimination or prejudice based on race

Racial Segregation Started after the Civil War when slaves were freed Started after the Civil War when slaves were freed Jim Crow Laws = racial segregation laws in the South Jim Crow Laws = racial segregation laws in the South

Jim Crow Laws Separation of blacks and whites in public places Separation of blacks and whites in public places Includes trains, restaurants, buses, schools, hospitals, and cemeteries Includes trains, restaurants, buses, schools, hospitals, and cemeteries Laws in place in the South until the late 1950’s Laws in place in the South until the late 1950’s

Results of not following the “law” White people would take the law into their own hands White people would take the law into their own hands Lynching: hanging by a mob without being tried in court; the mob decided the person was guilty Lynching: hanging by a mob without being tried in court; the mob decided the person was guilty : almost 600 black men, women, and children were lynched in Mississippi alone : almost 600 black men, women, and children were lynched in Mississippi alone Tar and feathering: pouring hot roofing tar on a person and then adding chicken feathers Tar and feathering: pouring hot roofing tar on a person and then adding chicken feathers Burning: pouring gasoline on a person and lighting him on fire Burning: pouring gasoline on a person and lighting him on fire

Reasons for Punishments Insult to a white person Insult to a white person –back-talking (or standing up for oneself) Perceived flirtations with a white woman Perceived flirtations with a white woman –Black men were often accused of rape Mistaken identity Mistaken identity Just being black Just being black

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Maycomb, Alabama Maycomb, Alabama 1932 (The Depression) 1932 (The Depression)

Themes Courage Courage Dignity Dignity Racial equality Racial equality Tolerance Tolerance Search for justice Search for justice

Finch Family (White) Atticus (father) - Attorney - Wife is dead - Well respected in the community

Finch Family Jeremy (Jem) - 9/10 years old - Story is about him breaking his arm Jean Louise (Scout) - the narrator - the narrator - 5/6 years old

Finch Family Alexandra (Atticus’ sister) Alexandra (Atticus’ sister) - concerned about family name and what people will think Uncle Jack (her husband) Uncle Jack (her husband) - very quiet (as his wife runs the house) Francis (their son) Francis (their son) - 7/8 years old - Mama’s boy…

Radley Family (White) Neighbors of the Finches Neighbors of the Finches Mr. and Mrs. Radley (deceased) Mr. and Mrs. Radley (deceased) Nathan Radley (the uncle) now lives in the house Nathan Radley (the uncle) now lives in the house Arthur “Boo” Radley (the son) Arthur “Boo” Radley (the son) - has not been seen in many years - is he alive or dead?

Ewell Family (White) Bob Ewell (the father) Bob Ewell (the father) - White trash of Maycomb Mayella (the daughter) Mayella (the daughter) - The oldest daughter

Robinson Family (Black) Helen Robinson Helen Robinson Tom Robinson Tom Robinson - Upstanding member of the Black community - Will be falsely accused of a crime