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Rhythm and Blues was predominantly performed by African Americans in the 1930's.'Rhythm' came from the standard four beat measures and 'blues' came from the lyrics of the songs, they were mostly sad coming from the Great Depression and World War two.Different types of genres came from rhythm and blues, like boogie-woogie and rock and roll, and some of the most influential artists help shape them.

Robert Johnson is known to be the most influential bluesman.His career really rocketed during the time of the Great Depression."Johnson's persona and his songs introduced a musical and lyrical vocabulary that are the basis of the modern blues and blues-based rock," said by Rolling Stone's Simon and Schuster.His life and career was cut short when he was poisoned at the age of twenty seven in 1938.

Bessie Smith along with Robert Johnson was also a rhythm and blues icon.She was know as the "empress of the blues" through out the nation.Her career really began in 1923 when she recorded her first song which became a huge success after she signed with Columbia Records.She continued to record with famous jazz performers through out her career and recorded with Louis Armstrong.Her career began to fade when the depression hit and she started to develop a drinking problem after her and her second husband separated.She was killed in a car accident in 1937 when she was trying to make a comeback.

Big Joe Turner was known as the "Boss of the Blues," he mixed rhythm and blues with boogie woogie and was one of the first to create jump blues.This was what influenced rock and roll.Turner began to perform with Pete Johnson, a pianist, and in the thirties they went to New York and performed in the "Spirituals to Swing."Turner sang without a microphone, his voice was so powerful he could be heard over a band playing in the background.He is famous for his song, "Shake, Rattle and Roll."

These artists shaped the music that came generations after them and even the music we listen to today.

Robert Johnson singing "Sweet Home Chicago"

Bessie Smith, St. Louis Blues

Big Joe Turner singing Shake, Rattle and Roll

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Rhythm and Blues was predominantly performed by African Americans in the 1930's.'Rhythm' came from the standard four beat measures and 'blues' came from the lyrics of the songs, they were mostly sad coming from the Great Depression and World War two.Different types of genres came from rhythm and blues, like boogie-woogie and rock and roll, and some of the most influential artists help shape them.

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What Life was like During the Great Depression

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The Great Depression was a time of desperation for many families to survive. From the stock market crash in 1929 until 1940, jobs were limited and people had little resources, not to mention little hope, for the future. Many people use general statements to describe this economic trench. They learned about the average difficulties people went through. However, are people actually learning about the different hardships US citizens in different economic classes experienced during the Great Depression? When learning about this low point of US history, the highlights seem to focus on the broad hardships that were experienced. Were these only the difficulties that applied to the middle class of America or did everyone involved experience the same thing? To better portray and relate this information, people must see and comprehend these difficulties through the point of view that not widely known. Teenagers and children, the generation being raised during this time, could do nothing to better their situation. They were at the mercy of how their parents handled the crisis and their job situation. So what is it like for children during this time? Did they understand what was going on or did they just accept the hardships as the norm? You will be exploring this perspective throughout this site and activities included in it. In the end, you should be able to explain how the youth of the Great Depression survived this time through the use of photos, youthful accounts of this time, and editorial cartoons to make a lasting impression that shows how children and teenagers endured the Great Depression.

Photos of youth during the depression can depict the many hardships they went through. Whether it was not having clean clothes or not having enough food, children suffered greatly during this time but are not given the attention. You have always heard about times being tough in the 1930's and/or may be experiencing something similar with the current economy. But actually visualizing the hardships makes it real. The main idea behind using photos of children of the Great Depression is to help people understand the children's perspective of the Great Depression. By examining and exploring these pictures, it should help you understand the bareness of the children's lives and show how they are somewhat helpless in their situation. What could these children do to better their lives? What could be done, if anything? These pictures depict destroyed lives from the depression in the eyes of children, a perspective in history which is often neglected.

What happens when it gets personal? What was going through children's minds when they were going through this? The best way to find this out is from the primary source. Children's accounts of what happened are a good way to portray how desperate the US youth was in this time. The thoughts of the Great Depression children serve as reference points in their thought processes about what was going on and what was important to them at the time. This is something not published commonly in textbooks nor in required reading material, but is an important viewpoint in making this information more relatable. Economic crisis comes to affect many levels of livelihood and the best way to demonstrate this is to try to put yourself in the shoes of the ones experiencing the event first-hand. This unique perspective can be very useful in helping you understand the differing experiences during times of disparity and how the children of the time perceived such an event at an age many people have not considered to be valuable. It is one thing to see how adults dealt with their hardships, but these accounts serve as representations of the youth during this time and can be quite helpful in understanding how someone in your age range went through the Great Depression.

The last part of this project to make it hit home is comparing the current wreck of the economy to the Great Depression. Our horrible economy now is very relatable to the depression and can be compared through the use of editorial cartoons. To achieve this, you will see how the Great Depression and the current recession are a lot alike, but different as well. Media is a great example of how people are influenced during times of depression. It is also one of the best ways to gauge public opinion about a situation. These political cartoons stand for the perspective of the media in troubled times. But they were viewed by children when they would see a newspaper and provoke a number of reactions from its audience. These depictions are similar to the ones we have about current economic troubles, making it easy to compare the perspectives of children during the Great Depression to the views of the youth today around the same age.

The Great Depression affected the US enormously and still has an impact on the way people handle their finances in the face of economic downturn. A demographic commonly overlooked in situations like these is the youth and younger generation. When covering this time in history, teachers and textbooks cover what the general population went through. But, should there not be emphasis on what the youth experienced throughout this poor economy? Views from the general population help people gauge what American citizens in different demographics went through during the Great Depression. Can everyone relate to a middle class family during this time? No. To perceive how the Great Depression affected different people, people need to understand different points of view. This includes looking at this event in American history through the eyes of the most helpless group that went through it, the youth and children. By analyzing pictures of the youth during this time, sharing their perspective through personal accounts, and comparing and contrasting the views of the current youth and the youth of the Great Depression on the criteria within editorial cartoons, you will be able to envision what an ignored demographic went through in crisis instead of just learning about a general experience. Seeing the depression through this perspective gives it an entirely different feel and demonstrates how historical events are experienced in many ways other than just one generality and in a way that can relate to you.

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The Great Depression: Effects on Families

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The Great Depression (1929-1939) was the worst economic downturn in modern history. The preceding decade, known as the " Roaring Twenties," was a time of relative affluence for many middle- and working-class families. As the economy boomed, new innovations allowed for more leisure time and the creation of a consumer society. But the economic depression that followed those boon years profoundly affected the daily life of American families, in ways large and small.

Even the affluent faced severe belt-tightening.

Four years after the 1929 stock market crash, during the bleakest point of the Great Depression, about a quarter of the U.S. workforce was unemployed. Those that were lucky enough to have steady employment often saw their wages cut or their hours reduced to part-time.

Even upper-middle-class professionals, such as doctors and lawyers, saw their incomes drop by as much as 40 percent. Families who had previously enjoyed economic security suddenly faced financial instability or, in some cases, ruin.

The average American family lived by the Depression-era motto: "Use it up, wear it out, make do or do without." Many tried to keep up appearances and carry on with life as close to normal as possible while they adapted to new economic circumstances.

Households embraced a new level of frugality in daily life. They kept kitchen gardens, patched worn-out clothes and passed on trips to the movies as they privately struggled to retain ownership of a home or automobile.

Potlucks and 'thrift gardens' were the norm.

Women's magazines and radio shows taught Depression-era homemakers how to stretch their food budget with casseroles and one-pot meals. Favorites included chili, macaroni and cheese, soups, and chipped beef on toast.

Potlucks, often organized by churches, became a popular way to share food and a cheap form of social entertainment.

Many families strived for self-sufficiency by keeping small kitchen gardens with vegetables and herbs. Some towns and cities allowed for the conversion of vacant lots into community "thrift gardens" where residents could grow food.

Between 1931 and 1932, Detroit's thrift garden program provided food for about 20,000 people. Experienced gardeners could be seen helping former office workers-still dressed in white button-down shirts and slacks-to cultivate their plots.

Board games and miniature golf courses thrived.

The average American family didn't have much extra income to spend on leisure activities during the 1930s. Before the Depression, going to the movie theater was a major pastime. Fewer Americans could afford this luxury after the stock market crashed-so more than one-third of the cinemas in America closed between 1929 and 1934.

Often, people chose to spend time at home. Neighbors got together to play cards, and board games such as Scrabble and Monopoly-both introduced during the 1930s-became popular.

The radio also provided a free form of entertainment. By the early 1930s, many middle-class families owned a home radio. Comedy programs such as Amos 'n' Andy, soap operas, sporting events and swing music distracted listeners from everyday struggles.

Mini-golf became a Depression-era craze. More than 30,000 miniature golf links sprang up across the country during the 1930s. Prices ranged from 25 to 50 cents per round.

Women entered the workforce in increasing numbers.

Some families maintained a middle-class income by adding an extra wage earner. Despite widespread unemployment during the Depression years, the number of married women in the workforce actually increased.

Some people criticized married women for taking jobs when so many men were out of work, though women often took clerical or service industry positions that weren't seen as socially acceptable for men at the time.

Women found work as secretaries, teachers, telephone operators and nurses. But in many cases, employers paid women workers less than their male counterparts.

Families on government support were less stigmatized.

The New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt meant the expansion of government into people's everyday lives after 1933. Many Americans received some level of financial aid or employment as a result of New Deal programs.

Prior to the Great Depression, most Americans had negative views of government welfare programs and refused to go on welfare. In some towns, local newspapers published the names of welfare recipients.

While attitudes toward government assistance began to change during the Great Depression, going on welfare was still viewed as a painful and humiliating experience for many families.

Economic hardship caused family breakdowns.

The stress of financial strain took a psychological toll-especially on men who were suddenly unable to provide for their families. The national suicide rate rose to an all-time high in 1933.

Marriages became strained, though many couples could not afford to separate. Divorce rates dropped during the 1930s though abandonments increased. Some men deserted their families out of embarrassment or frustration: This was sometimes called a "poor man's divorce."

It's estimated that more than two million men and women became traveling hobos. Many of these were teens who felt they had become a burden on their families and left home in search of work.

Riding the rails-illegally hopping on freight trains-became a common, yet dangerous way to travel. Those traveling the country in search of work often camped in " Hoovervilles," shantytowns named after Herbert Hoover, president during the early years of the Great Depression.

Crime was mythologized, but this was largely hype.

Famous outlaw duo Bonnie and Clyde went on a two-year bank robbing spree across America, while in New Jersey, famous aviator Charles Lindbergh 's toddler son was abducted, held for ransom and then murdered.

High-profile events like these, broadcast through radio announcements and in newspaper headlines, contributed to a sense of lawlessness and crime in the Great Depression, stoking fears that hard times had created a crime wave. But this was more hype than reality.

Violent crimes initially spiked during the first few years of the Great Depression, but nationwide, rates of homicides and violent crimes began to fall sharply between 1934 and 1937-a downward trend that continued until the 1960s.

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A Plummeting Economy

When the Great Depression, the nation's worst economic downturn, began in October 1929, very few Americans understood the precarious nature of the situation. Between 1929 and 1932, the United States economy contracted severely. Production was cut in half and investments fell by $15 billion. By 1933, roughly half of the financial institutions in the United States were closed. Additionally, unemployment reached an unprecedented 25%, which translated to an estimated 13-15 million unemployed Americans.

Yet, for all of the suffering, there seemed to be a general calm among Americans. Historian David Kennedy suggested that Americans believed that they were the root cause of the Great Depression simply because they did not work hard enough or that they did not invest properly. But that was not the case. The onset of the Great Depression was beyond the control of most Americans. Unfortunately, they were left to suffer through the economic hardships created by the devastating period.

Unemployment

The unemployment caused by the Great Depression was unprecedented to most working Americans. There had always been the opportunity to work for some type of wage or allotment. Yet, the number of unemployed skyrocketed from 3 million in 1930 to roughly 13-15 million by 1933. You must remember the unemployment compensation that we have today was unheard of during the Depression years. While President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, the legislative program aimed at ending the Great Depression, offered some unemployment benefits, most Americans were left to struggle to survive.

Many of the jobless resorted to desperate business practices. Within the larger cities, men would generally wait in lines for hours at job sites hoping to be chosen to earn a single day's wage to help support their families. Other family members attempted to sell household items and various fruits, such as apples, on street corners to compensate for the lack of income. Unfortunately, most unemployed Americans were unable to find a sustainable income during the Depression.

Many had their utilities canceled and, even worse, were evicted from their apartments and homes. Families were forced to wait in bread and soup lines for a token meal. Many even turned to leaders of organized crime for sustenance. Food riots occurred throughout the nation, which witnessed families breaking into grocery stores and stealing any food that was available. Owners began securing their food markets to the level of the banks!

Meanwhile, 'Hoovervilles' sprung up throughout the urban areas. These were makeshift cardboard and scrap metal homes that families were forced to inhabit due to foreclosure and eviction. The name was derived from the general contempt of President Herbert Hoover and his failure to end the suffering.

The American experience in the rural setting may have been worse than those living in the major United States cities. Farmers in the Midwest and central United States generally suffered for a number of reasons. Hoover's protective tariffs curbed farm production and lessened the profitability of selling farmed goods overseas. Farmers also faced an overabundance of production due to the creation of the tractor. Most of their products wasted away because consumer spending was drastically reduced with the onset of the Depression.

To make matters worse, overproduction of the land in the region, coupled with a massive drought, led to an ecological disaster for farmers. This disaster was known as the 'Dust Bowl,' which witnessed massive clouds of dust and debris travel for miles and buried homes, equipment and livestock. The dust even traveled as far as Boston and New York City!

Many farmers eventually packed all their belongings into wagons and traveled across the nation toward the Pacific coast in the hope of finding new opportunities. Unfortunately, the employment prospects in states such as California were as bleak as they were in the central U.S. and Midwest. In fact, many Americans in the Pacific coastal regions faced severe unemployment. They resided in unsanitary labor camps where they typically slept on the ground and had little in the way of personal belongings. Celebrated writer John Steinbeck referred to these individuals as 'Harvest Gypsies.'

Labor Upheaval

The nation witnessed a number of labor upheavals as a result of economic conditions created by the Great Depression. In 1932, unemployed laborers from the Ford Motor Company launched a massive protest at the Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan. The event turned violent as Ford unleashed a number of its guards, coupled with the Dearborn police, onto the disgruntled laborers. In 1934, Minneapolis Teamsters clashed with police over union-related issues.

In 1937, a labor strike broke out at the General Motors plant in Flint, Michigan over wages and unfair labor practices. Similar to the Ford incident, police and strikebreakers were called on to remove the striking workers. The strike eventually turned violent, causing a number of injuries. In the same year, the Memorial Day Massacre occurred in Chicago, Illinois. Laborers were striking against Republic Steel when police were called in to quell the incident. Unfortunately, the police fired onto the crowd after the striking masses defied an order to cease. Close to a dozen deaths were reported as a result of the violence.

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Great Depression - Soup Kitchen

President Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President who served in office from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1933. One of the most important events during his presidency was the beginning of the period in US history known as the Great Depression.

Great Depression Facts: Fast Fact Sheet
Fast, fun facts and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) about the Great Depression.

When did the Great Depression start? The Great Depression started with the Wall Street Crash which occurred on October 29, 1929 (Black Tuesday)

When did the Great Depression end? The Great Depression lasted for ten years and ended in 1939 as WW2 broke out. The worst year of the Great Depression was 1933.

What was the Unemployment Rate during the Great Depression: The Unemployment Rate during the Great Depression in 1933 was 25%. Over 12 million people were unemployed with over 12,000 people being made unemployed every single day at the height of the Great Depression.

What Caused the Great Depression?
The Great Depression was caused by many different factors including false sense of prosperity in America, the 1929 Stock Market Crash, Bank failures, lack of credit, bankruptcies, unemployment, reduction in purchasing, American economic policy and failures by the Federal Reserve, loss of exports, drought conditions and the Dust Bowl. For comprehensive facts and information refer to the Causes and effects of the Great Depression.

Great Depression Facts for kids The following fact sheet contains interesting facts and information on Great Depression and what happened to the American people during this devastating period in American history.

Facts about the Great Depression for kids

The Great Depression Fact 1: Roaring Twenties had been an exciting period in America with new inventions, technical innovations and changing lifestyles. The feeling of exuberance and invincibility disappeared almost overnight triggered by the 1929 Wall Street Crash and economic collapse in the United States.
Great Depression Fact 2: The Great Depression was aptly named reflecting both the long and severe recession in the American economy and the feelings of dejection and despair experienced by the American people. Great Depression Fact 4: His sense of optimism, shared by so many Americans before the economic collapse, was conveyed in one of his campaign speeches on the potential of America towards ever greater economic prosperity. Great Depression Fact 6: "We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land.
We shall soon, with the help of God, be in sight of the day when poverty will be banished from this nation." Ordinary, Middle Class Americans had invested in the Stock Market. By 1929 nearly 4 million Americans (about 10% of US households) had invested in the stock market " Buying on Margin" meaning that they were buying shares with loans. Great Depression Fact 8: There was an uneven distribution of income in America. Lower class, poor Americans were in the majority (60%) - these people were suffering even before the Great Depression and had limited spendable income. Great Depression Fact 10: The federal government did not insure bank deposits. If a bank collapsed its customers lost all their savings. During 1929-1931 over 3000 banks went bankrupt - over 10% of the nation's total and more followed as the Great Depression deepened. Great Depression Fact 12: Rumors would circulate that a bank was about to collapse. People scrambled to withdraw their money. As a bank run progressed, it generated its own momentum in a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy. As people withdrew their money, even more people made withdrawals. The bank would run out of cash and become bankrupt.
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● 1930 Hawley-Smoot Tariff created protective tariffs (taxes) and increased rates on imported goods Hoover Dam
● 1931 Federal Home Loan Act was passed creating the Home Loan Board and the creation of banks to handle home mortgages. The Federal Home Loan Banks received $125 million in capital
● In October 1931 the National Credit Corporation was created to encourage the largest banks in the country to establish lending agencies to lend money to small banks on the brink of foreclosure, that could be used for loans
● 1931 Wagner-Graham Stabilization Act was passed to set up the Federal Stabilization Board to initiate public works such as dams and highways
● The 1931 Keyes-Elliott Acts appropriated an additional $330 million for Federal buildings and construction projects in order to aid employment
● Congress passed the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 to create the Reconstruction Finance Corp. (RFC). The RFC was designed to give out loans to banks, railroads, and companies in order to pump money back into the economy
● The Emergency Committee for Employment was set up August 19, 1931 in an attempt to mobilize private charity and encouraged states and cities to increase public works spending. It ended on June 30, 1932 because the government was not willing to help the agencies with the aid of money
● Public Works Programs were initiated, such as the construction of the

The Great Depression Fact 17: Bonus Army March took place in the summer of 1932 as WW1 veterans marched to Washington to lobby Congress to pass legislation authorizing the early payment of $1000 veterans bonuses. The bill was not passed. Some veterans, with no where else to go, stayed in Washington living in unoccupied building and makeshift camps. The government called in the army to remove the veterans. The US Army, under Douglas MacArthur, used extreme and violent tactics to remove the veterans.

Others lined up at ' Soup Kitchens', established by charities, where food was served to the hungry. The picture illustrates a typical Soup Kitchen in the 1930's.
"The fundamental business of the country, that is, production and distribution of commodities,
is on a sound and prosperous basis.."
Great Depression Fact 22: Shanty towns (Hoovervilles): Due to unemployment Americans were unable to pay their bills. Many unfortunate tenants were evicted by bailiffs. Homeless Americans had no alternative but to set up shacks on unused or public lands. The photograph of the children living in a 1930's shantytown conveys the plight and the living conditions forced on American citizens who had been made homeless, through no fault of their own, during the Great Depression. Nearly 50% of children did not have adequate food, shelter, or medical care. For more facts refer to Shantytowns and Hoovervilles

Great Depression Fact 24: Dust Bowl: Farmers had experienced a difficult time in the 1920s. It got worse in the 1930s. In 1932 a devastating drought hit the farmers in North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. With no rainfall the soil turned to dust. Violent winds whipped the dry soil creating terrifying dust storms. The dust got everywhere, crops were ruined and livestock were killed. Farmers lost their lands and homes to the foreclosures by the banks. The dust bowl and the dust storms destroyed 100 million acres of land. Over 3 million impoverished people became homeless and many had no alternative but to head west to California away from the devastation of the prairie states.

Crime increased during the Great Depression. Amongst the Americans, who followed in the path of Great Depression Fact 28: Al Capone, turned to crime during the period were Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger, "Baby Face" Nelson, Machine Gun Kelly, Pretty Boy Floyd and the Ma Barker gang.

The period in American history known as the New Deal was about to begin.

In the ' Great Depression Fact 34: First 100 Days' the Roosevelt presidency started with intensive legislative activity and Congress passed 15 important acts to combat the economic crisis - these actions were referred to as the 'First New Deal' encompassing his policies of Relief, Recovery and Reform.

Great Depression Fact 35: President Roosevelt's New Deal Programs would become the biggest, most expensive government initiatives introduced by any American President. His first goal was to stabilize the banking system. The Emergency Banking Relief Bill brought all banks under federal control.

Great Depression Fact 36: President Roosevelt realized that he had to win back the confidence of the American people. He used the power of communication via the radio and established a weekly broadcast called the " Fireside Chats " to speak directly to Americans.

The Second New Deal emerged in 1935 - 1936 established more radical and reforming policies. These included the Great Depression Fact 37: Works Progress Administration, the Rural Electrification Administration and the National Labor Relations Act. The federal organizations that were created to provide practical were nicknamed "Alphabet Agencies," such as the TVA, NRA, CCC, AAA and PWA.
"..the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror".
World War 2 broke out in 1939 and the United States entered the conflict on December 7, 1941. At this point the economic output in America surged and unemployment fell - refer to Great Depression Fact 38: US Mobilization for WW2

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The article on the Great Depression provides detailed facts and a summary of one of the important events during his presidential term in office. The following Herbert Hoover video will give you additional important facts and dates about the political events experienced by the 31st American President whose presidency spanned from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1933.

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