The document summarizes key events and circumstances surrounding the Great Depression in the United States from 1929 to 1939. It discusses the stock market crash, widespread unemployment, shanty towns known as "Hoovervilles", the Dust Bowl drought, and President Roosevelt's New Deal programs. It also provides context about the Jim Crow laws, the Scottsboro Boys trials, and how Harper Lee drew from her experiences growing up in the South for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

1. The Great Depression

10. Many waited in unemployment lines hoping for a job.

11. People in cities would wait in line for bread to bring to their family.

12. Some families were forced to relocate because they had no money.

14. Hooverville

15. Out of the Dust: The South and the Dust Bowl

16. A drought in the South lead to dust storms that destroyed crops. “ The Dust Bowl”

19. Two Families During the Depression

20. A Farm Foreclosure

21. Some families tried to make money by selling useful crafts like baskets.

24. To Kill a Mockingbird

30. The trials caused a huge uproar amongst the black community.

31. Harper Lee

35. The End