The Great Depression

1929-1941. The Great Depression was a worldwide economic depression during the 1930s. The New Deal included a series of federal programs, like the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), in response to the Great Depression. Many of these were put in place during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's terms in office.
The Great Depression | Topics
Collapse
Expand

PHOTO CREDIT ABOVE: Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law, August 14, 1935. Library of Congress.

Toggle Filters

Filter By:

Clear Filters
Title: Grade
Title: Resource Type
Downloadable Content
The Great Depression | Topics
Collapse
Expand

PHOTO CREDIT ABOVE: Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law, August 14, 1935. Library of Congress.

A Raid On A Moonshine Still | History Of SC Slide Collection
A Raid On A Moonshine Still | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 6

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Harry Melton, an investigator of the South Carolina Alcohol Tax Unit stationed in Charleston, photographed the results of a raid on a moonshine still in the marshlands two and a half miles north of...
Blackwood, Ibra Charles | South Carolina Public Radio
Blackwood, Ibra Charles | South Carolina Public Radio

Audio

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

"B" is for Blackwood, Ibra Charles [1878-1936]. Governor. After graduating from Wofford, Blackwood read law and was admitted to the bar. He represented Spartanburg in the General Assembly and served...
Squabs | History of SC Slide Collection
Squabs | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 2

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Squabs were an important commercial poultry product for Midlands farmers. Here a group of African-American women pick feathers from squabs headed for market in Sumter. Photograph by Bill King, for the...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 5 | NatureScene 5
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 5 | NatureScene
Episode 5

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The host visit an artesian well at this stop. There are many primitive plants that thrive near this source of water. Learn about muscadines and how they're formed. On this last stop the host see a...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 3 | NatureScene 3
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 3 | NatureScene
Episode 3

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The hosts come across some very large mosquitoes. Mosquitoes love standing water. It's the female mosquito that takes blood from us. There are flowers that grow along this stop like sweetgum, red...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 4 | NatureScene 4
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 4 | NatureScene
Episode 4

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This stop is considered floodplain. The hosts makes note of how the river flowed into this area carrying sand and also the height of the water. Native Americans used places like the Lynches river to...
Andrew Jackson State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Andrew Jackson State Park | Destination: SC Parks

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Andrew Jackson State Park is located in Lancaster County. Andrew Jackson claimed he was born on a South Carolina plantation that is now the area for Andrew Jackson State Park. He was known as the...