the great depression

The Depression Imagine for a moment, waking up one day to find yourself on a dirty floor, a pile of rags, or maybe even the street. You look down at yourself to find you’re wearing the same clothes you wore yesterday, except they are completely filthy and have lots of holes in places like the knees and elbows. You have no access to a mirror to show you what you look like so you …

…Deal relief measures were essentially color blind, and gave non-whites a small but significant chance. Women also made their way into the workforce during and after the Depression. America, as I see it, is a country of greatness. Out of a Great War, into a Great Depression, and onto a great recovery. My only hope is that we continue this tradition in the future and not let the mistakes our ancestors made hurt us again.