The interview of Peggy Terry and her mother, Mary Owsley’s included the statement, “White skin doesn’t always mean what they thought it meant” This showed how at the point in time where they were living, times were changing from a cultural perspective and African-Americans were not always inferior to whites from an opportunistic view.
The Great Depression had an impact on whites as well as blacks. The interview stated that, “There were just as many white people out of work than were colored”. This quote brought to my attention that possibly the Great Depression brought unity to all Americans and helped with racial issues because all of America struggled through the depression equality and they all had a common problem that struck everyone.
You raise an important question about how shared experience could potentially impact people's attidues towards others. Given what you know about race relations in the 30s and Jim Crow, how much do you think was changed? This is a good moment to layer these stories on to what you already know of the history....
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