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American Voices

Oral history interviews from the 1920s and ’30s

Grade Levels:: 7-12
Length:: 20-24 minutes
Taping Rights:: School year
MARC Record:: Downloadable
Web Site:: Public Media Television

In the late 1930s, during the Great Depression, the U.S. government created the Federal Writers’ Project and put writers and researchers to work conducting oral history interviews with thousands of ordinary Americans from all walks of life. Immigrants and businessmen, Southern farmers and Northern meatpackers, out-of-work laborers and New Deal relief workers all told the stories of their lives and experiences. American Voices combines powerful human narratives from the Writers’ Project archives with historical film and photographs to provide a compelling, personal history of the first decades of the 20th century.

Program of Studies:
Social Studies: Government and Civics, Cultures and Society, Historical Perspectives

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2008/09 Block Feeds on KET ED

Block Feed: Programs 101-105 Program Details: 2 hours, 1 minutes; Thursday, September 25 at 8:30 am on KETED; Tuesday, November 11 at 2:00 pm on KETED; Thursday, January 29 at 6:00 am on KETED; Tuesday, April 14 at 2:00 pm on KETED; Tuesday, April 21 at 2:00 am on KETED

Episodes Included in These Block Feeds

101. Immigrant America: Between 1900 and 1917, eight million immigrants crossed the Atlantic to start new lives in the United States. Could America fulfill all of their expectations for success and prosperity?
102. Boom and Bust: The Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age, coming after the horrors of World War I, were a boom time of prosperity and pleasure. How real was the prosperity for most Americans, and why did the good times crash in 1929?
103. Hard Times: In the early 1930s, the U.S. experienced the worst depression in its history; 15 million Americans lost their jobs. What was it like to live through the Great Depression?
104. New Deal: In 1932, President Franklin D. Roosevelt toured the country and promised a "New Deal" for the American people. How successful would his programs be in tackling the challenges ahead?
105. Black America: In the early decades of the 20th century, African Americans experienced a harsh side to America's promise as land of the free. How real was the American Dream for them?

Kentucky Academic Expectations

This program relates to the following Kentucky Academic Expectations.

2.14	Democratic Principles
2.16	Social Systems
2.17	Cultural Diversity
2.20	Historical Perspective

Kentucky schools may tape and retain programs according to the rights listed above. For further information, contact the KET Education Division.

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