In Mississippi 1937, after a double lynching that topped off over a hundred others since 1930, the anti-lynching resolution was passed by the House of Representatives.  The act resulted in major tension within the Democratic Party.  Internal conflict of the party was reaching a high between southern democrats and northern democrats.  After being strong democrats until the Civil War, the South felt betrayed by the support of the Roosevelt administration.

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug02/newyorker/race.html

Due to the Great Depression, people would turn their cars into Hoover carts.  Named for Hebert Hoover and his administration, it reminded people to vote against him because of the economic blunder the administration contributed.

A southern term for a northerner who went south to profit off locals was a “carpet bagger”.

http://amy6dean.myweb.uga.edu/roles/pr ofiteers.htm

Even  though the KKK was in much less present, racism continued to thrive.  New Deal programs (The Federal Music program, The Federal Theatre  program, The Federal Writers program) presented opportunities to the black community.

Because of the depression school was shortened and education reached a major low.

https://206soph.wikispaces.com/1930%27s+South

Because of  the depression, many people became unemployed and would work on farms earning about $10 a month.