Evaluate how the consequences of the Great Depression impacted the African American community in Harlem.(1 point)
Responses
It ended a major intellectual and cultural movement and caused people to question the existing order.
It ended a major intellectual and cultural movement and caused people to question the existing order.
Many African American farmers in Harlem packed up and moved west.
Many African American farmers in Harlem packed up and moved west.
Unemployment increased by about 25 percent.
Unemployment increased by about 25 percent.
It caused the Harlem teenage community to become boxcar children.
The Great Depression had significant impacts on communities across the United States, including African Americans in Harlem. Of the options provided, the most accurate is:
Unemployment increased by about 25 percent.
During the Great Depression, unemployment rates soared across the country, and African Americans, including those in Harlem, often faced even higher rates compared to the general population. Unemployment could indeed have risen by about 25 percent or even more, as African Americans were commonly the first to be laid off and the last to be hired, and faced systemic discrimination in the job market. The economic hardships exacerbated already challenging living conditions and impacted the vibrant cultural scene in Harlem.
The other options are either too specific or do not accurately reflect the historical context of Harlem during the Great Depression:
- Harlem was not primarily an agricultural community, so the statement about African American farmers in Harlem moving west does not correctly represent the demographics or the economic activities of Harlem.
- While the Great Depression did end the Harlem Renaissance, an intellectual and cultural movement of the 1920s, the options mentioning this aspect miss the economic consequences that are likely the focus of the question.
- There isn't substantial evidence that the Great Depression caused Harlem's teenage community to become "boxcar children." This term generally refers to wandering children during the Great Depression who would illegally ride in railroad freight cars, and it does not specifically pertain to the experience in Harlem.