Andersonville became the most infamous prison in the south because a. it was the home of the 54th massachusetts regiment. b. its conditions and death toll were appalling. c. it was the location where general irwin mcdowell was executed after the civil war. d. all its prisoners were released after the emancipation proclamation was issued.

native americans suffered high rates of poverty and unemployment.

during the late 1960s and early 1970sthe need for political militancy grew among the native americans. throughout the 1960s, they had been the nation's poorest minority group, the most deprived group, according to practically every socioeconomic measure. in 1970, the indian unemployment rate was 10 times the national average, and 40 percent of the native american people were below the poverty line.