2. Problems of the Great Depression  12.5 - 15 million unemployed by 1932  unemployment rate 23.6 by 1932  1/6 of the unemployed out of work for 2 yrs.  Family income $1500/yr. (1932)  Reduction in marriages and birthrates.  1/6 of families “doubled up” to save expenses.

3. Making ends meet…  Lifestyles changed due to the depression  1. Planting gardens  2. Canning food  3. Making clothes  4. Baking bread  5. Second Jobs (mowing lawns, baby sitting, collecting bottles 2cents)

4. Minorities and the Depression  70% of Chicago’s blacks less than $1,000/yr.  1/3 earned less than $500  Fatherless homes due to unemployment rates and desertions  African-Americans were “last hired and first fired” when times got tough.