WPA Workers Prepare Hot Meals for Children | History of SC Slide Collection

School children in Greenville eat hot lunches prepared by WPA workers.

Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.

Standards

• 5.2.P Summarize how the role of the federal government expanded during the period.
• This indicator was developed to promote inquiry into how wartime government activities, the Progressive Movement, and the New Deal represented an expansion of federal power, including attempts to protect citizens.
  • This indicator was developed to promote inquiry into how the role of the government expanded during the Great Depression through the implementation of government programs. The indicator encourages inquiry into New Deal programs such as the Federal Dep
• 8.5.E Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze multiple perspectives on the cultural changes in South Carolina and the U.S.