Great Depression - Revision history

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‎Arkansas and the New Deal

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‎Arkansas and the New Deal

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‎Arkansas and the New Deal

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‎Arkansas and the New Deal

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‎Arkansas and the New Deal

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‎External links

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‎Arkansas and the New Deal

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‎Arkansas and the New Deal

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		+	[[Image:Maria-plantation-children.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Sharecropper's children on the Maria Plantation.]]
	The '''Great Depression''' in central Arkansas began with a drought in the summer of 1930 that extended into the spring of 1931. The situation got so desperate by August 1930 that unemployed [[Lonoke]]-area farmers shot at members of a black road construction gang. In January 1931 the town of [[England]] experienced a bread riot. Meat became particularly scarce. Arkansans hunted for wild game, and in their anger at the president spoke of rabbits as "Hoover hogs." The cotton crop for the year dwindled from 1.4 million bales in 1929 to only 879,000 in 1930. The corn crop withered down from 29 million bushels in 1929 to 8.3 million in 1930.		The '''Great Depression''' in central Arkansas began with a drought in the summer of 1930 that extended into the spring of 1931. The situation got so desperate by August 1930 that unemployed [[Lonoke]]-area farmers shot at members of a black road construction gang. In January 1931 the town of [[England]] experienced a bread riot. Meat became particularly scarce. Arkansans hunted for wild game, and in their anger at the president spoke of rabbits as "Hoover hogs." The cotton crop for the year dwindled from 1.4 million bales in 1929 to only 879,000 in 1930. The corn crop withered down from 29 million bushels in 1929 to 8.3 million in 1930.

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 *[[UCA President's Home|President's Home]]
-Other PWA projects:
+Other PWA projects in central Arkansas:
 *[[Joseph Taylor Robinson Memorial Auditorium]]
 *[[Lamar Porter Athletic Field]]
 Roosevelt announced the creation of the Civil Works Administration (CWA) on November 8, 1933. By December 1933 more than 58,000 people had CWA jobs in Arkansas. The leader of the CWA in Arkansas was [[R. C. Limerick]], the former chief engineer of the [[Arkansas Highway Department]].

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	*[[Joseph Taylor Robinson Memorial Auditorium]]		*[[Joseph Taylor Robinson Memorial Auditorium]]
		+	*[[Lamar Porter Athletic Field]]

	Roosevelt announced the creation of the Civil Works Administration (CWA) on November 8, 1933. By December 1933 more than 58,000 people had CWA jobs in Arkansas. The leader of the CWA in Arkansas was [[R. C. Limerick]], the former chief engineer of the [[Arkansas Highway Department]].		Roosevelt announced the creation of the Civil Works Administration (CWA) on November 8, 1933. By December 1933 more than 58,000 people had CWA jobs in Arkansas. The leader of the CWA in Arkansas was [[R. C. Limerick]], the former chief engineer of the [[Arkansas Highway Department]].

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 *[[UCA President's Home|President's Home]]
-Other WPA projects:
+Other PWA projects:
 *[[Joseph Taylor Robinson Memorial Auditorium]]

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 In 1933 President Roosevelt organized the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA).
-In June 1933 the president created the Public Works Administration (PWA).
+In June 1933 the president created the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA assisted in the construction of a number of buildings on the campus of [[UCA]], then known as Arkansas State Teachers College, under the School Building Aid Program:
 *[[Wingo Hall]]
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 *[[Prince Gymnasium]]
 *[[Meadors Hall]]
-*[[McCastlin Hall]]
+*[[McCastlain Hall]]
 *[[Bernard Hall]]
 *[[National Youth Administration Building]]
-*[[UCA Home Management House]]
+*[[UCA Home Management House|Home Management House]]
-*[[UCA President's Home]]
+*[[UCA President's Home|President's Home]]
 Roosevelt announced the creation of the Civil Works Administration (CWA) on November 8, 1933. By December 1933 more than 58,000 people had CWA jobs in Arkansas. The leader of the CWA in Arkansas was [[R. C. Limerick]], the former chief engineer of the [[Arkansas Highway Department]].

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	In June 1933 the president created the Public Works Administration (PWA).		In June 1933 the president created the Public Works Administration (PWA).

		+	*[[Wingo Hall]]
		+	*[[Ida Waldran Memorial Chapel]]
		+	*[[Prince Gymnasium]]
		+	*[[Meadors Hall]]
		+	*[[McCastlin Hall]]
		+	*[[Bernard Hall]]
		+	*[[National Youth Administration Building]]
		+	*[[UCA Home Management House]]
	*[[UCA President's Home]]		*[[UCA President's Home]]

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	==External links==		==External links==
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		+	*[http://www.wpamurals.com/arkansas.htm Arkansas New Deal Art]
		+	*[http://www.uca.edu/art/postofficemurals/ UCA - Arkansas Post Office Murals]

	[[Category:Great Depression]]		[[Category:Great Depression]]

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 Roosevelt announced the creation of the Civil Works Administration (CWA) on November 8, 1933. By December 1933 more than 58,000 people had CWA jobs in Arkansas. The leader of the CWA in Arkansas was [[R. C. Limerick]], the former chief engineer of the [[Arkansas Highway Department]].
-The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was created in April 1935. By July it was distributing benefits in Arkansas, hiring workers, and organizing various projects. The state's WPA supervisor was [[William R. Dyess]] until his accidental death in January 1936. He was succeeded by a subordinate, [[Floyd Sharp]]. WPA activities ended in the state in 1943, having spent $117 million dollars.
+The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was created in April 1935. By July it was distributing benefits in Arkansas, hiring workers, and organizing various projects. The state's WPA supervisor was [[William Reynolds Dyess]] until his accidental death in January 1936. He was succeeded by a subordinate, [[W. Floyd Sharp]]. WPA activities ended in the state in 1943, having spent $117 million dollars.
 *[[Adams Field]]
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 *[[Adult Education Program]]
 *[[Operations Division]]
 ====The Farm Tenancy Crisis====

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 The Farm Security Administration (FSA) began fighting rural poverty in 1935.
-In January 1936, thirty-two schools in [[Pulaski County]] were closed due to the financial crisis. On June 10 of that year, President Roosevelt traveled to [[Little Rock]] to quell fears. He spoke to a large crowd and then dined at the home of Senator [[Joseph Taylor Robinson]].
+In January 1936, thirty-two schools in [[Pulaski County]] were closed due to the financial crisis. On June 10 of that year, President Roosevelt traveled to [[Little Rock]] to quell fears and celebrate the Arkansas state centennial. He spoke to a large crowd at the [[Arkansas State Fairgrounds]] and then dined at the home of Senator [[Joseph Taylor Robinson]].
 The population of the state declined over the last five years of the 1930s in response to hard times. About 179,135 left for greener pastures, some 31,432 bound for California. Black migration in the decade was relatively light. Only 26,048 who left the state were African American.