Gray Brechin and Richard Walker Interviewed on PBS News Hour
Living New Deal founder Gray Brechin, and director Richard Walker, were interviewed on PBS News Hour by host Jeffrey Brown.
"It's a hidden history right in front of our eyes. The buildings, artworks and so much more were created all over the country during the New Deal of the 1930s and 40s. To bring that hidden history to light, the online archive "The Living New Deal" documents those sites across the country. Jeffrey Brown has more for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."
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Brooklyn College benefitted from PWA additions
Thanks to New Deal agencies, America's public education system expanded dramatically during the Great Depression. Within months, the Civil Works Administration employed 50,000 school teachers. The WPA built 5,900 schools and renovated 31,300 more, while the WPA and PWA together built new academic buildings and entire college campuses, as well as many public libraries. The National Youth Administration provided jobs for youth that enabled them to continue their education, while WPA and CCC educational initiatives lifted millions of Americans from functional illiteracy.
Sources: CWA figure from Henry G. Alsberg, America Fights the Depression; WPA school figures from Robert Leighninger, Long-Run Public Investment.