In the roaring twenties, the United States enjoyed unheard of prosperity. Industry and agriculture alike profited from the thriving economy. But, as we know, on October 24,1929, dubbed “Black Thursday, the stock market crashed. As a result, the national economy fell into an unprecedented period of depression. The stark statistics added to the distress of the millions of people who lost jobs, savings, and a way of life accustomed to.
The onset of the depression in both rural and urban areas demonstrated the inability of the US economy to cope with the impact of the crash. By the 1030’s, thirteen million workers lost their jobs. The blacks and unskilled wo
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