How did the unemployment rate among african americans compare to the national unemployment rate during the great depression?
a. it was slightly higher than the national rate.
b. it was slightly lower than the national rate.
c. it was nearly double the national rate.
d. it was about the same as the national rate.

The correct answer is C) it was nearly double the national rate.

The unemployment rate among African Americans was nearly double the national rate compared to the national unemployment rate during the Great Depression.

After the crash of the United States stock market in October 1929, the country started one of the worst economic periods in its history. Thousands of people lost their jobs, hundreds of companies disappeared, and banks went into bankruptcy. This period was known as the Great Depression. The US Great Depression affected other countries during those years and the situation did not improve until President Franklin D. Roosevelt "New Deal" programs. And the unemployment rate among African Americans was nearly double the national rate compared to the national unemployment rate during the Great Depression.

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