depression
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The Great Depression slowed but didn’t stop the consumer culture, with brands like F.W.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
For Morris, stepping into the shoes of a Black journalist working during the Great Depression and in a still segregated reality entailed meaningful research.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Depression would take hold of her for months at a time.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
It boosted America’s recovery from the Great Depression while creating physical and cultural infrastructure we still rely on today.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The Great Depression effectuated a sea change in American race relations and party alignment.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Vocabulary lists containing depression
American History II
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