Q In 1929, the era of good feelings came to a hard stop. The United States experienced an economic crash that left millions unemployed and impoverished. Within the context of The Great Depression, a Black labor movement emerged. Additionally, Black leaders began to push communist ideology as a solution to economic progress and positioned socialism as the savior of the working class regardless of race. For this writing assignment, I want to you trace the development of Black labor movement. Your essay must address a few of the major organizations, leaders, as well as the themeless of unionism and collective bargaining. Why Communism/socialism? How did both the democratic and republican political parties respond to the needs of Black Americans? What was happening that would have made anyone considered shifting away from capitalism to socialism? What was the attraction? How did the working class, both black and white, respond to the labor movement? Those are just some of the questions to consider and use to provide context for your essay. Sources to use/cite from: Chapter 12, specifically pages 481-486 include some primary sources from Black leaders involved in the labor movement. You must use those sources in your essay. There you will find the writings of Du Bois and Angelo Herndon. What will help greatly with this essay is chapter twelve in your text. PreviousNext