HIST 27/127 Great Depression Spring 2026

"Text of Hoover Speech Attacking Communism and Answering Criticism of G.O.P"

Evening Star was one of the nation’s premiere afternoon newspapers. During the Star’s 128 years of publication, it was considered the “paper of…

Great Depression Suffering

Encyclopedia article about the Great Depression in Georgia. The stock market crash in the waning days of October 1929 heralded the beginning of the…

Fireside Chat on the Banking Crisis

This speech, delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 12, 1933, addressed the American public during the banking crisis of the Great…

The March

This firsthand account by Jim Sheridan describes his experience traveling with Bonus Army marchers during the Great Depression. Sheridan recounts…

Emergency Banking Relief Act

The Emergency Banking Relief Act, passed on March 9, 1933, was a key piece of legislation enacted during the early days of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s…

The potters herald (East Liverpool, Ohio), September 8, 1949

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Executive Order 6102—Forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates

Executive Order 6102, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 5, 1933, prohibited the hoarding of gold coin, gold bullion, and gold…

In accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for a second term on June 27, 1936, Roosevelt defended the accomplishments of the New Deal and argued…

In his Annual Message to Congress on January 3, 1934, Roosevelt reviewed the accomplishments of the first year of the New Deal and outlined priorities…

In this statement issued on August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt explained the significance of the Social Security Act after signing it…