The Federal Writers' Project of the 1930s recorded more than 10,000 life stories of men and woman from a variety of occupations and ethnic groups. The following is a sampling of these interviews. (From the Library of Congress.)
Anna Novak, Packing House Worker
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History of the US justice system
There are nearly 700,000 law enforcement officers working in the United States. Their efforts have put 2.3 million people in America’s 3,134 local jails, 1,833 state prisons, 1,772 juvenile correction facilities, 110 federal prisons, and 218 immigrant detention facilities. Although the United States has less than 5% of the world’s population, nearly one in four people incarcerated in the entire world are languishing in American prisons.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, when as many as one out of four Americans could not find jobs, the federal government stepped in to become the employer of last resort. The Works Progress Administration (WPA), an ambitious New Deal program, put 8,500,000 jobless to work, mostly on projects that required manual labor. With Uncle Sam meeting the payroll, countless bridges, highways and parks were constructed or repaired.
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Contracts that Changed History
A timeline of contracts that changed history: From the Magna Carta to the Louisiana Purchase
In world history, contracts have transferred control over huge swaths of land, freed populations, brought peace, and disintegrated into war.
Ironclad compiled a list of 9 contracts that have had a significant impact and influence on the world using museum research, historical accounts, news reports, and educational resources.
The Story of Katia Garcia
by Raynelda Calderon
From: The Staff of US Legacies
Mother’s Day this year is May 9th 2004. The Staff of US Legacies would like to wish all of you ladies a Happy Mother’s Day. We hope each and every one of you a have great day. Sit back ladies and enjoy this special day.
A Brief History of the Indigenous Population of Jamaica
By Glenn Woodley
The prehistory of Jamaica saw three separate waves of colonization by Amerindian peoples.