PRESENTATION OUTLINE
OKIES:
Farmers from Oklahoma that got their farmland destroyed from the Dust Bowl
IMMIGRANT WORKERS:
Came to America to find jobs
WOMEN:
Married women in the work forced increases 52%
AFRICAN AMERICANS:
African Americans were the first to lose their jobs during the Great Depression
MEXICAN AMERICANS:
Mexican Americans were sent back to Mexico
ASIAN AMERICANS: Government sought to reduce number of Asians in U.S.
NATIVE AMERICANS: Native Americans were granted citizenship is 1924.
FARMERS: Their farmland was destroyed after the Dust Bowl.