By 1929, approximately 10 percent of American households owned stocks.
After the Civil War, Southern state legislatures attempted to restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons by "passing Black Codes" which segregated blacks from whites.
The Great Plains include theLlano Estacado, the Panhandle,Edwards Plateau, Toyah Basin, and the Llano Uplift. It is bordered on the east by the CaprockEscarpment in the panhandle and by the Balcones Fault to the southeast. Cities in this region include Midland and Odessa, Lubbock, and Amarillo.
