How did workers respond to their low wages and working conditions? They moved to rural areas to find better jobs. Many became Socialists or joined labor unions. Many stopped working for a time to boost their morale.

At the time of the brown v. board of education decision, schools were segregated everywhere in the country. several states had laws requiring segregated schools. schools in nearly every state has been desegregated. segregation was common in the north, but not in the south.