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How did the Great Depression impact African Americans? Select the two correct answers.

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• Declining agricultural prices led to lower wages and massive layoffs.
• A growing number of racial violence cases resulted in new civil rights legislation.
• White workers conspired to have African Americans fired so they could access those jobs.
• African American landowners fared the same as their white counterparts.
• The Scottsboro Trial highlighted the inherent equality of the justice system.

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The two correct answers regarding the impact of the Great Depression on African Americans are:

  1. Declining agricultural prices led to lower wages and massive layoffs.
  2. White workers conspired to have African Americans fired so they could access those jobs.

These choices reflect the economic hardships faced by African Americans during the Great Depression and the competition for jobs that often resulted in discrimination against black workers.