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1. GREAT DEPRESSION
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2. Directions
From the large map, click on the name of the
region you wish to view up close.
Once viewing a certain section of America, click
a green star on the map to see information
about an event that took place in this location.
When finished, click the red arrow in the corner
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3. Credits
Information Specialists
Zorana Knezevic, Marina Palese,
Kayla Shirley, & Faith Saylor
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Map Creator Faith Saylor Interactive Design
Faith Saylor That’s about it…. Faith Saylor

4. The United States of America

5. Events in the Midwest!

6. Events in the Northeast!

7. Events in the Northwest!

8. Events in the Southeast!

9. Events in the South!

10. Events in the Southwest!

11. Tennessee
Valley
Authority
project- 1932
Building the dam on the Tennessee River was started in WWI, and
postponed until 1932 when one of the nation's great utility empires
collapsed and the area was in need of utility rebuilding. The Tennessee
Valley Authority (TVA) was installed to complete the dam, build others in
the region, and make and sell electricity to the public at low prices. It
helped the redevelopment of the whole region by stopping the terrible
flooding that plagued the Tennessee Valley, encouraging the development
of local industries, supporting reforestation, and helping farmer increase
productivity. It succeeded by improving water transportation, eliminating
flooding, providing electricity to many who never had it before, and
declining private power rates. It also inspired other areas in the country to
improve their public works and was a huge success.
Zorana

12. Schoolchildren support the
NRA- 1933
Thousands of children from San Francisco arranged
themselves in the shape of a blue eagle to salute the
NRA in 1933. The NRA (National Recovery
Administration) was established after the
government was urged to create an anti
deflation plan that would allow trade associations to
cooperate in stabilizing prices within their industries.
The NRA request every business establishment in
the country to accept a temporary "blanket code".
This code set a standard min./max. wage and
min./max. workweek requirement and the abolition
of child labor, and larger industries could not lower
prices/wages for competitive advantage. The idea
was that this would raise consumer purchasing
power and employment. Unfortunately, the NRA
ultimately failed though because of hastily written
rules and trouble managing such a large system.
Zorana

13. Long's
Huey Long was the senator of Louisiana. "Share
He did not like most of FDR's plans and
came up with his own. His plan was the Our
"Share Our Wealth" plan, advocating
wealth distribution. Long believed that the Wealth"
Depression could be ended by the plan-
government using the tax system to
confiscate the surplus riches of the 1937
wealthiest citizens in the nation and giving
it to the rest of the population. He
established the "Share Our Wealth
Society" which gained enough popularity
to threaten the president in the next
election. This prompted FDR to propose
the "Second New Deal".
Zorana

14. UAW's Sitdown
Strike - 1936
The members of the UAW (United Auto Workers)
organized a sitdown strike in which employees of several
General Motor plants sat down inside the plants, refusing
to work. The strike was done because workers were fed
up with the horrible working conditions before the strike.
The final straw was when the UAW heard rumors that
General Motors was moving work to factories where the
union was not as strong. This sitdown strike spread to
other automobile companies/factories. The striking
ended when General Motors finally recognized the UAW
as the bargaining representative for their workers and
other automobile factories did the same.
Zorana

15. Ten striking workers from the SWOC of the CIO
(Steel Workers Organizing Committee of the
Congress of Industrial Organizations) were
The Memorial killed by police bullets during the "Little Steel
Strike". The "Little Steel Strike" happened
because several smaller steel companies
Day Massacre declined to follow the lead of U.S Steel in
signing a union contract. The contract was
- 1937 basically for recognition and a wages deal, that
the SWOC hoped the smaller steel firms would
be forced to approve, but did not. A large group
of peaceful demonstrates gathered together on
Memorial Day, attempting to march peacefully
on a Republic Steel Plant, but they were brutally
attacked by the Chicago police instead. The
president, FDR, did not punish the police and
the strike was a failure for the SWOC.
Zorana

16. Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected- 1932
The election was held on November 29, 1932 with Hoover and FDR
as the candidates. Hoover had struggled and lost credibility after the
stock market crash, ultimately leading to FDR being the elected one.
His slogan was "New Deal", promising changes in the desperate
economic situation of the time. As president, he got to work on
balancing the budget and fixing the issues at hand by creating
different Administrations to target different issues, such as the
Federal Emergency Relief Administration to get more money to the
people through the states, and the Civil Works Administration to
decrease unemployment, among many others. Some succeeded, some
did not. He also used the media, radio and newspaper, to effectively
talk to the American people about the problems and keep their hope
up.
Zorana

17. Eleanor Roosevelt
and Marian
Anderson- 1939
In the spring of 1939, the well-known African-
American singer Marian Anderson was refused
permission to hold a concert in the Daughters of
the American Revolution Concert Hall
(Washington's only concert hall). After this,
Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the D.A.R
(Daughters of the American Revolution)
organization which she was a part of. She
arranged for Anderson to perform at the
Lincoln Memorial instead. Anderson's Easter
Sunday Concert attracted 75,000 people. It is
considered the first modern civil rights
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18. Building the
Hoover
Dam- 1934
In 1934, the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $38 million
for the construction of the Hoover Dam. The PWA was created for
public works project and spent over $6 billion in total on them. The
projects helped improve employment and quality of life. They were
also a means of pump priming (spending federal funds in ways that
quickly put money into the hands of consumers, so that consumers
would buy more goods and stimulate the economy). Overall, the total
cost for the Hoover Dam project ended up $114 million. It was made to
utilize the water resource of the Colorado River and transport water
easier through it. It is the most famous dam in the world. It was named
after the former president Hoover, which was very controversial.
People flocked from all around the country during the desperate
economic times of the depression to get a job at the Hoover Dam.
More than 5,200 men worked on the dam 24/7 to complete it.
Zorana

19. Civilian Conservation
Corps (CCC) Camps-
1930’s
These are CCC camps in Michigan. The tents were soon
replaced with barracks as the CCC expanded and became more
important. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was one of
the public relief programs installed during the New Deal. It was
designed to provide employment for young men and conserve
natural resources in every state. They revitalized the land; for
example, they planted an estimated three billion trees. This
reforestation effort was especially important for the Dustbowl
states where trees were needed to help the soil for farming
again. They became responsibility for more than half the
nation's reforestation in all its history to this day.
Zorana

20. This photo shows the FERA
unemployment camp for
women. The Federal
Federal Emergency Relief
Emergency Administration (FERA) was
made to give direct aid to
Relief states so that they could
Administrationdistribute necessities, such as
clothing or food, to people who
Camps- 1934 needed it. It distributed
about half a billion dollars to
states in total for this aid.
FDR soon added programs to
the FERA to provide jobs for
people, and not just handouts.
The FERA was the first of
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21. This is an example of a typing class for unemployed
education. The National Youth Administration National Youth
offered this kind of class and many more. The
purpose of the National Youth Administration
Administration
(NYA) was to provide jobs, education, counseling,Classes- 1935
and recreation for young people. In exchange for
education aid from the NYA, students worked part-
time jobs at their schools. For graduates who could
not find jobs, or high school drop-outs, the NYA
offered part time jobs at parks, public buildings,
etc. In 1935, more than 5 million youths were
without a job, so Roosevelt implemented this
program to empower youths and restore their hope.
Zorana

22. The Works Progress Administration
(WPA) is perhaps the most famous
action implemented by Roosevelt as
Works Progress part of the Second New Deal. The
WPA's goal was to create as many jobs
as possible and as fast as possible. It
Administration gave jobs to more than 8 million
workers, mostly unskilled. It spent $11
(WPA) - 1935 billion doing this. They built 850
airports, fixed thousands of
roads/streets, and built more than
125,000 public buildings. Women
workers made clothes for the needy.
The WPA helped return a sense of
hope and purpose to the people. With
Eleanor Roosevelt's urging, the WPA
made efforts to help women, minorities
and young people as well. It supported
the arts as well, sponsoring
murals, writing, and theater.
Zorana

23. Publishing The Grapes
of Wrath- 1939
The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, tells
the story of the Joad family during the Dust
Bowl. As most farmers during this period of
time they were forced to give up their land and
move. On their travels to California they have
an ending course of failures and problems. This
book showed the exploitive features of Agrarian
farming. The Joad family became symbols of
the many American farmers who left their lands
during the Dust Bowl.
Marina

24. Hoover Towns- 1937
President Hoover may have been
continually unpopular during the Great
Depression, but still remained a symbol to
many. Hoover town is a shanty town with
not much to it. It's located along a
river, for running water, and is where
those who were made homeless during
the Great Depression live in their make-
shift tent-homes. It was still called Hoover
town by residents and neighbors four
years after Hoover was taken out of Marina

25. Bonus Marchers- 1932
In 1924 Congress approved of a check of $1000 to be paid to the
veterans that fought during World War 1. The check was to be
paid in 1945, but by 1932 the veterans were demanding that it be
paid immediately. President Hoover was concerned more about
balancing the budget and rejected. Early June, more than 20,000
members of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, (or Bonus Army),
marched into Washington, built crude camps, and promised to
stay until Congress approved the legislation. When Congress said
no, some left, but many stayed. President Hoover was
embarrassed, so to speak, to their presence, and ordered the police
force to clear them out. Some of the marchers responded by
throwing rocks or opening fire, described by Hoover as
uncontrolled violence and radicalism. Hoover responded by also
sending the US Army after them. General Douglas MacArthur
was put in charge, and sent not only the Third Calvary, but two
infantry regiments, a machine gun detachment, and six tanks.
More than 100 marchers were injured, and many began to think
of Hoover as aloof and unsympathetic. He became a symbol of
the nation’s failure to deal with what was happening within the
country.
Marina

26. Frank Capra was born in 1897 and immigrated into
Culture American from Sicily, the largest Island in the
Mediterranean Sea, located at the tip of Italy’s
boot. After college he went into the young movie
and industry, eventually becoming a director of feature
films. He brought romantic populism into films, and
was well aware of it. He established himself as a
Frank vision of democracy and American life. An intensely
patriotic man, he believed that America stood for
individual opportunity and was defined by the
Capra - decency of ordinary people. This was clearly shown
in the films he created, which we most popular
during the Great Depression. Almost all of his films
1920’s had a vision of society and politics that resonated
with the concerns of the American people.
Marina

27. Movies during the Great
Depression- 1930’s
Because of lack of income and other money-related
issues, movie attendance dropped significantly at the
beginning of the decade. My the mid 1930’s, many people
had returned to their movie watching habits, partly due to
the fact that it was the least expensive means of
entertainment. During this time, all movies had sound and
most of them were with color. Within Hollywood, Will
Hayes served as a censor, ensuring that there were no
controversial messages in movies. The studio system also
performed this job. However, this did not stop film makers
from exploring social questions
Marina

28. The 30’s began the reign of
Disney, who began producing full
length movies, starting with Snow
Movies White (1937). Other films were
based on novels, such as the
during the Wizard of Oz. Even so, pop culture
issues regarding gender and race
Great were not too exceedingly affected.
Women played roles of
Depression housewife’s, moms, or very
striking women that swooned men
- 1930’s and won them over with their
charisma. African-Americans were
often portrayed as servants or
farmhands. Marina

29. Movies during the Great
Depression- 1930’s
Movies explored a wide variety of themes that
influenced culture during the Great Depression.
Movies such as “Our Daily Bread” investigated
political themes. “Little Caesar” and “The Public
Enemy” showed a dark, grim world that many
Americans were unfamiliar with. Other movies
were comedies or musicals, such as “It
happened one night” and were meant to divert
families away from the troubles they were having
during the Great Depression.
Marina

30. Perpetual lines leading to numerous
soup kitchens became commonplace
during the Great Depression era.
Chicago This soup kitchen, run by Al
Capone, offered food and coffee to
Soup over 3500 unemployed people a day.
Even with these long lines of similar
citizens a common sight, many
Kitchen Americans had been taught that
unemployment would still equal
personal failure. Many
people, instead of standing in
lines, would wander the streets for
employment or abandon their
families altogether.
Kayla

31. Acceleration of the Great
Migration Leads to Harsh
Unemployment of Blacks
While the Great Migration began immediately after
World War I‟s end, the economic fallout accelerated
it. With the strain on social relations increasing in the
South, blacks attempted to escape to the less
outwardly aggressive North. Unemployment still
ravaged the population, and in New York, black
unemployment was at nearly 50 percent. By 1932,
over 2 million African Americans were on relief.
Kayla

32. Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence was an African American
painter, who depicted the migrants from the
South to the somewhat “safety” of the North
during the Great Depression era. His series
was called The Migration of the Negro
Kayla

33. Scottsboro Case
In 1931, nine black teenagers were
taken off of a freight train, and arrested
for vagrancy/disorder. They were later
accused of rape by two white women.
There was no evidence to support the
accusation(most evidence pointed to the
women simply lying, perhaps in fear of
also being arrested), but the all-white
jury quickly convicted the teenagers.
Kayla

34. The NAACP Supports the
Emerging Black Labor Movement
The NAACP’s support eventually led to the formation
of the Congress of Industrial Organization. They worked
to break down the racial barriers present within labor unions, in
order to ease the economic strain that African Americans were
also facing as well as social persecution. Walter White, the
secretary of NAACP, once appeared publically at an
auto plant to implore blacks to not work as strikebreakers. In
effect, a half million blacks were able to join the labor
movement; the Steelworkers Union alone became 20
percent African American.
Kayla

35. Mexican American immigration had been
increasing since early in the century, mostly
into California. Mexico had been excluded
from the immigration laws of the 1920s,
leading to more than two million “Latinos” in
Mexican
the United States during the 1930s. These
“chicanos” of the West faced discrimination Americans
akin to blacks of other regions. Some farmed,
but many flooded urban areas, taking
unskilled industry jobs such as steel-working,
auto industries, and meatpacking in states like
California, New Mexico and Arizona. Mexican
unemployment skyrocketed as Anglos
demanded their jobs during the harsh
economic times, and many were forced to
leave the country, through deportation or
otherwise. To increase their hardships, most
relief programs excluded Mexicans, or gave
less benefits, and there were less institutions
such as schools and hospitals available to
them. Some even joined the American
Communist Party, and moved to the Los
Angeles region where they could form small
unions while still dwindling in poverty
Kayla

36. Hindenburg
While many radio stations
broadcast political
announcements and drama
shows, this form of media was
also how families heard
widespread news. The
Hindenburg disaster was
Crash
documented through spectacular
use of photography and live
broadcasting, giving rise to the
infamous line: “Oh the
humanity!” After its crash in
1937, the disaster marked the
end of the airship era as the
public’s confidence in it
dwindled
Kayla

37. Orson Welles’
Halloween Broadcast
As a Halloween show, Orson Welles
gave a fake broadcast from New
Jersey, claiming that armed alien
forces had invaded New York City and
had begun a massacre. Because of
the inherent nature of radio, this
threw many citizens into a panic, as
they believed the broadcast to be real
Kayla

38. Escapism in Radio
Although radio was traditionally considered a private or family
experience, the 1930s gave rise to closer-knit communities, leading to
young people placing their radios on their front porches to listen or
dance together. Radio channels such as WNBC began airing comedies
such as “Amos „n Andy,” “Superman,” and “Dick Tracy.” Radio
personalities such as Jack Benny and Gracie Allen developed broad
followings that followed them into the television era. Although the
primary audience was women who stayed at home alone during the
day, radio gained such popularity that the stars usually only heard on the
airwaves were able to gain fame in dance halls and theaters as well.
Kayla

39. Strains of Great Depression
cynicism found a stronger voice
Popular in literature. Novels were more
accurate in depicting the
Literature harshness and emptiness of
American life during that era.
and Gone With the Wind by
Margaret Mitchell took place in
Journalism Atlanta, Georgia. LIFE magazine
began publishing in 1936
Kayla

40. Florida’s Premature Depression
Due to the nature of the time, the 1920s caused a
large “land boom” in Florida. The common practice
was to buy the state’s land and sell it at higher
prices. Farther into this “boom,” more land began to
pass between hands without even being
viewed, and communities and roads were sponsored
for the home builders expected to arrive. By the mid
1920s, however, the prices became so high that no
buyers could be found, and natural disasters and
Florida’s natural extremes chased off prospective
buyers. This ended the land boom and, in
turn, forced Florida into a depression preceding the
stock market crash by four years
Kayla

41. Du Pont and the Nemours
Foundation
After leaving his family’s business in 1915, Alfred
du Pont (1864 – 1935) set off to invest in banking
and real estate in Florida. After he arrived in
Jacksonville in 1925, his business became a large
benefactor in Florida’s development and growth,
including the Nemour Foundation, which still
exists today. In this case, once du Pont became
owner of the company, its primary focus switched
from the production of explosives to the that of
chemicals, as today it manages children’s clinics
and hospitals
Kayla

42. The CCC and Golden
Head Branch State
Park
Florida’s Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was an
environmental corporation responsible for
planting trees, setting up campsites, and
developing roads and buildings for the use of park
administrators and visitors. In 1935, one of
Florida’s first state parks, Golden Head
Branch, was developed. Here, visitors could go
swimming, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and
horseback riding. Some of the same cabins built
Kayla

43. During the early 1900s, poll taxes
were instituted in many of the
states in the South, which were
annual fees residents were
Poll required to pay in order to remain
registered voters. On election
Taxes day, each resident would receive
a receipt of payment for these
fees. During the Great
Depression, however, many
citizens were unable to pay the
taxes in addition to their everyday
expenses. Poorer residents were
Kayla

44. Originally, Camp Roosevelt
was used as housing for the
Army Corps of Engineers, until
it changed hands and the
The National University of Florida used this
Youth venue as a site for adult
education classes. The
Administration National Youth Administration
(NYA) made leaps forward in
social progress when, in
1938, it converted this site into
a boarding school for girls. The
attendees worked for half the
day and then attended classes
for the remaining half, and
earned $7.50 a month in
addition to room and
board, giving developing girls a
chance to earn their own
money while working towards a
Kayla

45. The Overseas Highway
During the years of the New Deal, the
construction of the Overseas Highway
was sponsored, which enabled travel
from Key Largo to Key West. A
hurricane struck the construction site
in 1935, where over 400 workers and
bystanders were killed. After a halt
in the construction effort, the
highway was still completed in 1938
Kayla

46. Florida’s Paper Industry
By 1935, five paper mills had cropped up in
Florida. Georgia and Alabama were in
need of wood, which stimulated Florida’s
paper industry, which in turn created jobs
that unemployed Floridians could hold.
Profit could easily be made from formerly
unused or wasted wood, as the paper and
pulp industry was in need of different kinds
of trees
Kayla

47. Stock Market
Crash- 1929
Prior to the crash, stock prices had increased more
than 40% and the Dow Jones Average had doubled.
These high priced stocks cost more than their actual
value, putting the market under stress. It had been
struggling for a while; big bankers were publically
buying up stocks to restore confidence in the market.
However, the inevitable happened: the prices began
suddenly declining. On “Black Tuesday” in October
1929, more than 16 million shares were traded. Many
company stocks became worthless. The stock market
remained deeply for years; this event is often seen as
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48. Collapse of Banking- 1931
The banking collapse basically started with
the crash of the Bank of the United
States, a totally independent bank whose
name and situation caused panic and
mistrust amongst the general public. More
than 9000 banks went bankrupt or closed
between 1930 and 1931, causing people to
lose more than $2.5 billion in deposits and
savings. The people lost faith in the
banking system and began withdrawing all
their money, causing more banks to crash as
well. Total money supply in America fell by
a third; the Federal Reserve Board started
to hike up their interest rates in order to
keep the government funded.
Faith

49. Effects of
Unemployment
- 1932
Individualism had always been at the root of American
culture, and the idea remained strong throughout the
Great Depression. Individualism constitutes that one
controls his own fate; poverty and unemployment
were seen as personal failures. Adult men unable to
find work felt extremely ashamed of their joblessness.
In many big cities such as Cleveland, men would roam
the streets searching for nonexistent jobs. Many young
men ended up taking to the roads and trains, living on
the streets as nomads rather than unsuccessfully
trying to find a job. Faith

50. Asian Americans were greatly
affected in the Great Depression.
Even college-educated Asians had
difficulty finding work. Like blacks
Plight of and Hispanics, they lost work to
Asian desperate white Americans that
wouldn’t have taken their jobs
America before the Depression. Asian farm
workers also lost work as white
ns- late farmers migrated from the Great
1930s Plains.of the Nisei population in20%
Many Asians (including
Los
Angeles) ended up working their
family fruit stands, including those
with college educations
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51. Fight of Asian Americans- 1940
In attempt to change their fate, young Nisei and
other Asians turned to politics. The Japanese
American Domestic Club began to rise in many
cities, working to create laws protecting ethnic
minorities from discrimination, especially in the
workforce. The Japanese American Citizens
League also took root in a few large cities. They
encouraged assimilation into American culture in
order to be more eligible for jobs that white
Americans were taking. By 1940, they had 6,000
members and growing.
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52. Dust Bowl- 1930s
One of the worst environmental tragedies in American history
occurred during the Great Depression in the 1930s. The country was
facing a severe national drought; instead of the normal 18 inches of
rain in common farming areas, there was only 3 – 7 inches, causing
the topsoil to dry up. The dehydrated dirt baked and cracked in the
sun as crops and native grasses died. There was nothing to protect
the dirt below from the wind. Along with the poor climate, economic
conditions were terrible in the South. With farmers in debt and having
no source of income, most could not properly care for their
land, adding to the inevitable. Throughout Colorado, Nebraska
Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, dust storms became
commonplace, darkening the sky, getting dirt into homes, and killing
people and animals. In May of 1934, 300 million acres of Great Plans
soil was carried all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, dusting New
York, Washington, and even ships 300 miles out at sea. Though the
New Deal administration tried to help (Resettlement
Administration, Forest Service, Soil Conservation Service), only
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returning rain and World War 2 demand for crops in 1941 ended the

53. Middletown in Transition- 1937
In 1929, Robert and Helen Merrell Lynd
published Middletown, study of Muncie,
Indiana, analyzing their culture and ways
of life. They observed that Americans
appreciated being wealthy and focused on
consumerism; they figured that attitudes
like this would change in such hard times.
In attempt to observe how the Great
Depression affected Americans‟ ways of
life, they travelled back to the city in 1937.
The two were surprised to find that culture
hadn‟t really changed. They published
another book, Middletown in Transition,
showing that the people in the town, like
most Americans, were still committed to
traditional values like individualism. Faith

54. Chinese Americans- 1930s
Specifically, Chinese Americans had a lot of trouble
finding jobs outside their Asian communities. Even
those with college educations had difficulty getting any
work above entry level positions, such as store room
workers or cashiers. Many Chinese people chose to stay
in their Chinatowns, accepting that there were no
opportunities for them elsewhere, usually continuing to
work in laundries or restaurants with little profits. As
well as job troubles, they faced emotional issues as
well. As well as the Depression, Chinese Americans
were dealing with news from the war between China and
Japan, devastating them even more.
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55. Federal Farm Security
Administration Studies
Farm Families- 1930s
In order to expose, the FSA hired documentary
photographers to capture the hardships of life in the
Great Depression. The group of photographers
travelled to the South, recording the nature of
agricultural life specifically. Very much like the housing
movement in the Progressive Era, Americans were
shocked at the conditions. The memorable studies of
farm families in deep debt, dealing with the harsh
environment, and trying to make a living impacted the
mindsets of the FSA members. The project truly
conveyed the depth of poverty in America.
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56. Writers Change- 1932
During the Great Depression, writers
began to turn away from personal
concerns and focus rather on social
injustices. Drifting from pure
entertainment, they began to address
problems in American society. Eskine
Caldwell‟s Tobacco Road, published
in 1932, conveyed poverty in the rural
South. In Native Son, Richard Wright
explained the plight of black residents
in urban ghettos. John Dos Passo‟s
trilogy, USA, directly attacked
capitalism.
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57. During the hard times of the Great Comic
Depression, many young Americans
began searching for an escape through
fantasy. It was in this decade that
Books-
comic books made their debut. Malcolm
Wheeler-Nicholson founded the first
1938
comic named New Fun. It had little
success, but Wheeler-Nicholson didn't
give up; he opened a new company called
Detective Comics and released the first
issue of Action Comics, presenting the
first appearance of Superman. By 1940,
several other 'superheroes' were
created. Young Americans found
comfort in these tales; the heroes that
always saved the day were seen as
perfect and ideal by boys, providing
them with an escape from the fear that
the Depression brought along.
Faith