Why did earlier historians consider the medieval period the "dark ages"? a. the time had no electricity and so it was an age that was quite dark. b. the era seemed less important than the renaissance and the roman empire. c. castles were very dark and did not let in much light. d. the power of the church stamped out the many bright pagan rituals.

native americans suffered high rates of poverty and unemployment.

during the late 1960s and early 1970sthe need for political militancy grew among the native americans. throughout the 1960s, they had been the nation's poorest minority group, the most deprived group, according to practically every socioeconomic measure. in 1970, the indian unemployment rate was 10 times the national average, and 40 percent of the native american people were below the poverty line.