The NAACP: The Silent March In New York City

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On July 28, 1917 the NAACP held the Silent March in New York City in protest to acts of violence committed against African Americans.
Florida's agricultural production greatly increased during World War I and resulted in a real estate boom during the 1920's.
While German Americans tended to feel more sympathy for the Central Powers then for the Entente, most supported neutrality.
Anti-German sentiment in America was increased by reports of German atrocities such as the sinking of the Lusitania.
German Americans tended to oppose the sale of munitions to belligerents during World War I.
German acts of sabotage within the United States inflicted little damage but resulted in German Americans being seen as possible saboteurs.
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