Attitcus says that the country people, like the Cunninghams, were hit the hardest by "the crash." To what is he referring? Why would country people be the ones to suffer the most?

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Attitcus says that the country people, like the Cunninghams, were hit the hardest by "the crash." To what is he referring? Why would country people be the ones to suffer the most?

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Asked by Kylee G #599260 on 1/17/2017 5:01 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/17/2017 5:12 AM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 1/17/2017 5:12 AM

Atticus is referring to Black Tuesday, the stock market crash of 1929. By the time the farmers paid their mortgages and interest, there wasn't any money for anything else.

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