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- Collection: 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…
Emergency Banking Relief ActThe 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…
Executive Order 6102—Forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold CertificatesExecutive Order 6102, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 5, 1933, prohibited the hoarding of gold coin, gold bullion, and gold…
Fireside Chat on the Banking CrisisThis speech, delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 12, 1933, addressed the American public during the banking crisis of the Great…
Fireside Chat on the Recovery ProgramIn this Fireside Chat delivered on July 24, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt explained the goals of the New Deal recovery program and defended…
Great Depression SufferingEncyclopedia article about the Great Depression in Georgia. The stock market crash in the waning days of October 1929 heralded the beginning of the…
In this message to Congress delivered on March 21, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a large-scale federal response to unemployment…
Message to Congress on Unemployment ReliefIn this message to Congress delivered on March 21, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a large-scale federal response to unemployment…
National Industrial Recovery ActThe National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 16, 1933, was a major piece of New Deal…
National Labor Relations ActThe National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act, was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 5, 1935. The act…