... how to read and write, Washington received no education. After the Civil War, most slaves had no place to go. Booker's stepfather was lucky enough to find work as a salt packer in Malden, West Virginia. Jane moved Booker and his 2 siblings, his older brother John and his sister Amanda, to work with her husband. Booker spent his days packing salt and ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... ban alcohol completely, this was known as Prohibition. But alcohol soon found its way into illegal bars and gangsters in this business such as Al Capone made a fortune. In 1929 Herbert Hoover became President and promised that America's prosperity would increase. But that same year came the Wall Street Crash. For sometime previously, share prices had been steadily increasing and were ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School