As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadn't occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it.
If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society.
Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education.