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How the great depression effected the homeless population
Alison Brog & Brittany Ribble
Photo by Ed Yourdon
The great depression
- Began September 4, 1929
- Went worldwide October 29, 1929 (Known as Black Tuesday)
- Stock prices fell
- Most countries unemployment rate rose to 25%
- Most economy was recovered by the mid 1930’s
Photo by B Tal
Hoovervilles
- All Hoovervilles were different
- Some were only a few hundred people others were thousands
- Usually build near rivers
- Anyone living in Hoovervilles took as much work as possible
Hoovervilles were camps that homeless people lived in as a community. The word Hoover came from the president's name. Hoover Shanties were built from cardboard, tar paper, glass, lumber, or anything they could find. Some homeless also found shelter in water mains around towns.
Photo by IMLS DCC
Hoovervilles in central park
Hobo's
- A homeless person that moves from place to place
- Stood in line during for welfare
- Jumped on trains illegally to find jobs
Photo by chekhter
What made life so hard
- Poverty
- Unemployment
- Farm Losses
- Destruction of families
- Homelessness
Photo by ROSS HONG KONG
Tent City Today
- Biggest Tent City was in Ann Arbor
- Camp Take Notice
- Closed June 22, 2012
