FAMOUS FIGURES DURING THE 1930’S

By: A.J. Nadeau & Rachel Mooney

W H O W E R E T H E S T A R S O F T H E G R E A T D E P R E S S I O N ?

Marian Anderson: Was an African American,

concert singer during the Great Depression.

Herbert Hoover: Was our Republican

President during the Great Depression.

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

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.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&rlz=1I7NDKB_enUS559&source=lnms&tbm=i

WORK CITED

Bauman, Thomas A. "Anderson, Marian." World Book

Student.

World Book, 2013. Web. 29 Oct. 2013.

Walch, Timothy. "Hoover, Herbert Clark." World Book

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