In the late 1930's outside Gallup, New Mexico people lucky enough to have any food sat down to their evening meal of a can of beans and loaf of bread. ... (Wills, 1997) Scots run was a scattering of mine camps in West Virginia, overrun with extreme poverty and unfit living conditions during the years of the Great Depression. ... Eleanor also made a phenomenal influence in civil rights actions, and throughout her travels developed a great understanding of race relations and the discrimination of blacks. ... She became increasingly angered at the treatment of blacks throughout the 19...

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