Jul 05 2011 09:56 am
Posted by audrey.ryals under July 5 Assignment
The Dirty Thirties
n the center of the Great Depression many families tried desperately to pull themselves together and rise above the hardship that was taking place in the city during the 1930’s. This period brought a lot of shame, embarrassment, and abandonment to many families as many people were forced to stand on bread lines and dumpster dive for food. The crisis affected everyone and there were no jobs to be had at this time. Big banks went out of business, the gap between the rich and the poor was shrinking, and resources were being depleted.
On the other side of the country, a different type of depression was taking place during the 1930’s. In many areas of Texas and surrounding states, a huge dust storm had covered a vast portion of the residential areas. Crops belonging to farmers were ruined by mountains of dust covering them rendering them useless. Many families were affected by the storm and were forced to leave their homes to avoid starvation and malnutrition.
2 Responses to “The Dirty Thirties”
sharmin.sultana on 06 Jul 2011 at 9:57 pm #
I agree with you after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 most of the decade was consumed by an economic downfall called the Great Depression that had a traumatic affect worldwide.On top of that New york city’s population during the dirty 30s is twice the size of the second largest city in the United States (Chicago).
jennifer.yu1 on 07 Jul 2011 at 9:09 am #
The dirty thirties was definintely one of the greatest hardships of American cities. The dust storms were given the name “Black Blizzards”. It is interesting to note that these started from the Eastern regio but reached all the way to New York city and Washington D.C. at one point, blackening their skies.