How Did The Great Depression Affect To Kill A Mockingbird

Maycomb was a “tired old town...there was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see...” As the Great Depression began in the late 20’s, many towns like Maycomb, Alabama began to change from an average tiny town to nothingness. Families had no money, no jobs, no food, and no way to try and travel somewhere that wasn’t as greatly affected. The richest of the rich became poor in the slightest amount of time. This was the beginning of an American Tragedy. In 1929, the Stock Market crashed. Although many think that was the beginning of this gruesome event, it wasn’t. During the 20’s the idea of buying items using created was established, causing many to purchase with credit non-stop. This caused people to be obligated to give the money to the banks. Also, most Americans started buying shares of corporations, or stocks to make money. At the time, the Stock

Jim Crow laws were decrees stating that black people and white people were separate, but equal. At the time the southerners believed that this was fair, while the Northern people completely disagreed. Blacks and white’s should be able to do the same things, go to the same places, and attend the same schools… but, at this time, Jim Crow laws were still taking place, and blacks and whites were continually counted as not equal. Racism towards colored people was happening nearly every day, and this shaped little cities like Maycomb, Alabama and constructed them as they are to this day. Although slaves were freed, they had little to no rights. Amendments were created saying that disobeying would lead to life sentencing and or death. The Jim Crow laws were inhumane, and the Northern folks knew and believed that. But, still no one could get these laws to be broken. Even when people finally said separate could never be equal, so many little southern towns had grown to live around those