Question

1) Contextualization: What was the unemployment rate for African Americans during the Great
Depression? How did it compare to the rate of unemployment for white Americans?

Answer 1

It made them have a better employment rate because

Answer 2

The unemployment rate for African Americans during the Great Depression was 50%. During the Great Depression, it was difficult for all races and/or social classes to find work because unemployment rates were high and the economy was almost to the point of collapsing. But with that being said the unemployment rates for African Americans were higher than those for whites. African Americans unemployment rate was nearly 20% higher than white workers.