Question

How did the unemployment rate among African Americans compare to the national unemployment rate during the Great Depression?

Answer 1

The answer is it was nearly double the national rate

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) it was nearly double the national rate.

The unemployment rate among African Americans was nearly double the national rate compared to the national unemployment rate during the Great Depression.

After the crash of the United States stock market in October 1929, the country started one of the worst economic periods in its history. Thousands of people lost their jobs, hundreds of companies disappeared, and banks went into bankruptcy. This period was known as the Great Depression. The US Great Depression affected other countries during those years and the situation did not improve until President Franklin D. Roosevelt "New Deal" programs. And the unemployment rate among African Americans was nearly double the national rate compared to the national unemployment rate during the Great Depression.