The Great Depression and the New Deal Policy #history #americanhistory #shortvideo

The Great Depression and the New Deal Policy The Great Depression (1929-1939) was a dark period in American economic history, when the economy collapsed following the 1929 stock market crash. Millions lost their jobs, thousands of businesses went bankrupt, and poverty spread across the nation. In response to this crisis, President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced […]

Housing Segregation and Redlining in America: A Short History | Code Switch | NPR

In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act that made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch explains why neighborhoods are still so segregated today. • Read “How Segregation Shapes Fatal Police Violence” at https://n.pr/2Ic6A1Q • Read or listen to: “‘The Color Of Law’ Details How U.S. Housing Policies Created […]