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FAMOUS FIGURES DURING THE 1930’S By: A.J. Nadeau & Rachel Mooney
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WHO WERE THE STARS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION? Marian Anderson: Was an African American, concert singer during the Great Depression. Herbert Hoover: Was our Republican President during the Great Depression.
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MARIAN ANDERSON Lived from 1897-1993 She was the first black soloist to perform with the Metropolitan Opera in NYC She loved singing Sang at the Lincoln Memorial for over 75,000 people https://www.google.com/search?q=google&rls=com.microsoft:en- us:IE- Address&rlz=1I7NDKB_enUS559&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X
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HERBERT HOOVER Lived from 1874-1964 He was the president of the USA during the Great Depression He called in business leaders, industrialists, and labor leaders 12 million Americans had no jobs, in 1932 Factories and banks closed He suggested a one- year postponement of international debt payments were negotiated https://www.google.com/search?q=google&rls=com.micro soft:en-us:IE- Address&rlz=1I7NDKB_enUS559&source=lnms&tbm=i
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WORK CITED Bauman, Thomas A. "Anderson, Marian." World Book Student. World Book, 2013. Web. 29 Oct. 2013. Walch, Timothy. "Hoover, Herbert Clark." World Book Student. World Book, 2013. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.
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