Life in the South During the Great Depression(Poor Perspective)

The year 1929 in America brought with it one of the country’s most testing economical challenges it has ever witnessed. After a major stock market crisis and an agricultural meltdown in the south, Americans were faced with the difficult task of surviving the Great Depression. With no employment opportunities, money was scarce and many Americans struggled to get back on their feet.

Sebastian Waz, Period 6

By the dawn of the 1930’s, the Great Depression had forced many onto the streets. Across arid plains and dust-ridden fields, Americans gathered their lives and set off on a search for a place they may call “home.” Many could not afford the tax of living and made homes with nothing more than the burdens they carried along the way.

Sebastian Waz, Period 6

The unemployed gathered in to human streams to feast on the meager charity of the government. For many, life had become powdered milk, dried beans, and potatoes.

Sebastian Waz, Period 6

Most parents were left without jobs, causing stress on the entire family. Despite the obstacles that lay in their path, many still had a glimmer of hope in their eyes as they scanned the horizon for an end to their troubles.

Sebastian Waz, Period 6

Those who were forced out of their homes attempted to sell anything that would no longer be of use to them. With money sparse, many could not afford the prices and cherished belongings were soon abandoned.

Sebastian Waz, Period 6

Desperate farmers who had not yet been run off their farm by financial strain were soon cleared out by the Dust Bowl. Farmers who were once relied on by Americans found themselves disoriented alongside other victims of the Great Depression.

Sebastian Waz, Period 6

In 1937 America gladly welcomes a president who has prepared a new deal to put the country back on its feet: Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Americans would no longer have to fear the challenges of the next day. The only thing they would have to fear is fear itself.

Sebastian Waz, Period 6

Sebastian Waz, Period 6

Sebastian Waz, Period 6