Tag: Great Depression

PATRON+ The difficult life of the Stringers – Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama -Part I

PATRON+ The difficult life of the Stringers – Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama -Part I

July 21, 2019 June 28, 2019by Donna R Causey

During the Great Depression the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was an employment program created by President Roosevelt in 1935, Over its eight years of…

Patron+ News from November 17, 1931 reveals the difficulties Alabamians had during the Great Depression

Patron+ News from November 17, 1931 reveals the difficulties Alabamians had during the Great Depression

December 5, 2018 November 30, 2018by Donna R Causey

Patron+ member story News from the Times Daily, Florence, Alabama November 17, 1931 In the midst of the Great Depression, with unemployment everywhere, the…

Patron+ The Great Depression brought migrant workers to Birmingham in 1937 [photographs]

Patron+ The Great Depression brought migrant workers to Birmingham in 1937 [photographs]

September 15, 2018 February 2, 2019by Donna R Causey

Patron+ member story The Great Depression brought migrant workers to Birmingham in 1937 [photographs] Scroll down for this Patron+ member story If this story…

This man from Springville, Alabama became head of one of the largest programs in the United States and most people don’t know his name.

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This man from Springville, Alabama became head of one of the largest programs in the United States and most people don’t know his name.

June 26, 2018 June 13, 2018by Donna R Causey

Did you or your parents participate in this program? Share your experiences in the comments below. June 26, 1935 was an important day for…

I wonder how many Alabamians could tell similar stories from the 1930s

Days Gone By - stories from the past

I wonder how many Alabamians could tell similar stories from the 1930s

June 23, 2017 June 22, 2017by Donna R Causey

During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people and write stories about life in the United States. The program…