Popular Culture in the great depression Dr. Stephanie McKinney
Radio
Center of family life
Speaking to the nation
Radio shows
Serials
Duke Eillington
Sports
Baseball during the depression
Easy to play
What did the Depression do for baseball? Pay cuts for players Pay cuts for players No MVPs No MVPs Trouble filling seats Trouble filling seats Promotions Promotions Exposure for Negro League Exposure for Negro League Pay cuts for players Pay cuts for players No MVPs No MVPs Trouble filling seats Trouble filling seats Promotions Promotions Exposure for Negro League Exposure for Negro League
Satchel paige
The Rise of the Talkies The End of Silent Film
22,000 musicians unemployed
Stars lost their jobs
Cultural icons were made
Then came color
Print media
Comic books
Popular fiction
Magazines
Dr. Seuss