During economic crises, marginalized communities are more susceptible to the harms and struggle that come with these downturns. Today we'll talk about the Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 until the US entered World War II. This...

This video explains the events leading up to the stock market crash of 1929 and the start of the Great Depression. It discusses how easy access to credit and stock investments led to a booming economy in the 1920s, followed by panic and...

This video provides an overview of the Great Depression in the United States. It explains the economic and social conditions leading up to the Depression, including the Roaring Twenties and the stock market crash of 1929. The video also...

MOT 1937: MARITIME COMMISSION: VS Businessman Joseph Kennedy & team of four men going over books, researching in library, 'Joe' Kennedy sitting at desk. (Commission replaces US Shipping board) The Great Depression.

Dr. Forrester describes the conditions that led to World War One and how the United States became involved. She also discusses the aftermath of World War One.

This live-action video program is about the term Great Depression. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term Great Depression through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams...

The younger crowd, and those in the older crowd who don’t remember high school history, might suspect that Black Tuesday was some sort of holiday-shopping event of yesteryear. Most people, however, recognize Black Tuesday—the day when...

Explore the deep roots and evolution of Black music in America, starting with the spirituals of enslaved Africans and moving through gospel traditions. Learn how music has served as a source of resilience, hope, and expression through...

What caused the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. What was the Dust Bowl and what were the effects of the Dust Bowl. Yup, it's a Social Studies lecture designed to win you points and keep you awake. As much as the Dust Bowl allows...

Humanity has lived through some horrific periods in history, including natural disasters, plagues, and man-made crises. Plagues have threatened to wipe out civilization more than once, while famine, floods, and fires have brought...

Vivien Thomas was born on August 29, 1910, in New Iberia, Louisiana. He was the son of a carpenter and grandson of an enslaved man. He was a skilled carpenter who saved for seven years to pay for his education but lost it all during the...

We’re scaling incredible heights on this episode of Travel Thru History. We visit a civil engineering wonder on the border of Arizona and Nevada - the Hoover Dam. This massive structure not only attracts about a million tourists each...

The 37th Presidential election in American history took place on November 8, 1932. A lot had changed since 1928. Herbert Hoover's time in office started out so promising, but on October 29, 1929, also known as Black Tuesday, the stock...

MOT 1933: U.S. AFRICAN-AMERICAN JOBS: EXT MS African American men digging w/ shovels. WS Land surveyor (L), construction site, crane. WS Black men shoveling dirt onto truck. WS Black farmer on cotton field. MS Horses plowing. Great...

MOT 1937: PINE TREE SAWDUST: Dr. Herty (1887-1938) w/ two African-American, Black males sawing pine trees in woods, Dr. Herty making note on pine cutting, scooping pine sawdust from below cutting area placing into can. Great Depression.

MOT 1937: PINE FORESTS: WS Cut pine tree falling down in forest. African-American, Black male chopping pine tree w/ axe. XWS Pine tree forest w/ LARGE pine tree falling (R). New, emerging market, Great Depression, cash crop, paper making.

In 1932, one in four Americans was unemployed, marking the highest unemployment rate in the country's history. The Democratic presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a New Deal— a comprehensive set of legislation to support...

During the Great Depression, unemployment among African-Americans was twice that of whites - mostly due to segregation. One rare opportunity came on the Pullman sleeper trains, where most of the porters were black. From the Series:...

Barack Obama made history as the first African-American elected to the presidency. Given America's history of racism and slavery, this was a monumental occurrence in and of itself. Obama also happened to have been elected just at the...

One of the trademark texts of the American school system is Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. For decades it has been widely read in high schools and middle schools as a key anti-racist text. But how did this novel, with its...

MOT 1939: NEW YORK UNEMPLOYED: INT MS Poor men on food line. MS Unemployed men eating. EXT MS Men walking pass 'Work Program Administration' sign. CU Chart of world recovery. Great Depression poverty soup kitchen.

For teaching resources covering this material, check out our workbook: http://www.amazon.com/Great-Depression-Dirty-Thirties/dp/1500862584/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 In this video, Black Tuesday and the Stock Market Crash of 1929 are explained.

In which John Green looks at Europe's attempts to recover from the devastation of World War I and forge a lasting peace. The peace did not last. Today we're talking about the economic cultural recovery of the 1920s, and the economic...

From the displacement of Native peoples to the enforcement of Jim Crow, the history of U.S. land policy and practice is a history of inequi¬ties. Gold rush-era Chinese workers and Blacks fleeing Southern racism were barred from...