- You may wish to include a study of what newspapers
of the 1930s reveal about family life during the Great Depression. March
6, 1933, is a particularly good date to use, since on this day, three
of the headlines are:
"Roosevelt orders a 4-day bank
holiday, puts embargo on gold, calls Congress,"
"Hitler Bloc wins a Reich majority; rules
in Prussia,"
"Bewildered city [New York] still pays in
cash."
- Sources for this lesson may be found in the
school or local public library and include:
Newspapers from the 1930s.
Microfilm of newspapers from the 1930s.
Keylin, Arleen, editor. The Depression
Years as Reported by The New York Times. New York: Arno Press,
1976. (This resource provides images of front pages of The New
York Times from the Depression, 1929-1939.)
ProQuest Historical New York Times.
