new deal

“C” is for Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC was a New Deal federal initiative

“C” is for Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC was a New Deal federal initiative

The New Deal was a collection of federal programs enacted between 1933 and 1939 to solve the problems created by the Great Depression. It had a great impact in South Carolina.

The New Deal was a collection of federal programs enacted between 1933 and 1939 to solve the problems created by the Great Depression. It had a great impact in South Carolina.

When the stock market crashed in 1929, ushering in the Great Depression, South Carolina was already in dire financial straits. Cotton prices had…