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What few people know about the program that "saved" America - Meg Jacobs

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In 1932, one in four Americans was unemployed, marking the highest unemployment rate in the country’s history. The Democratic presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a New Deal— a comprehensive set of legislation to support struggling citizens and put the country back to work. Meg Jacobs digs into the policies of this bold campaign and how it didn’t fully live up to its promises.

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To learn about the impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal on African American communities, read this essay. Read about the New Deal, the federal programs it introduced, and its legacy from this article and the book The New Deal: A Modern History by Michael Hiltzik. Just as the New Deal reshaped America’s economy following the Great Depression, the Green New Deal aims to reshape the country’s economy once again by introducing new jobs, social reforms, and effective action on climate. Read the Green New Deal here. Moreover, Greenpeace created this infographic to explain what a Green New Deal for all should include.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Meg Jacobs
Director
Anton Bogaty
Narrator
Christina Greer
Music
Stephen LaRosa
Sound Designer
Stephen LaRosa
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Editorial Producer
Dan Kwartler
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Fact-Checker
Jennifer Nam

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