Playlist: HIST 3678: Week Three, Wall Street Crash Leads to Depression by Kathleen Saylor, Alexander Street Press
This playlist details the events of Black Thursday, the Wall Street Crash of October 24, 1929. Using primary and secondary footage, this playlist examines the causes of the Crash, and how different political factions reacted, leading up to the election of 1933.
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The Great Depression: 1929-1939
produced by Communications Park Video (Mount Kisco, NY: Guidance Associates, 1981), 34 mins
Highlighted by the commentary of Eric Goldman, noted historian of the period, the narrative begins with Black Thursday and the panic on Wall Street. The program describes the effects of unemployment, traces Roosevelt's 'New Deal' and concludes with the coming of World War II and the return of prosperity.
34:09
23 Nov 2015
Universal Newsreels, Release 86, October 26, 1929
in Universal Newsreels, Release 86 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1929, originally published 1929), 6 mins
This silent film reel contains footage of President Herbert Hoover as well as announces the panic coming from Wall Street.
06:01
31 Oct 2014
Universal Newsreels, Release 29, April 9, 1930
in Universal Newsreels, Release 29 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1930, originally published 1930), 2 mins
This silent newsreel features the unemployment crisis in New York City.
01:32
31 Oct 2014
Class of the 20th Century, 1930-1939
directed by Merrill M. Mazuer; produced by Charles Grinker, in Class of the 20th Century (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1991), 47 mins
This program covers the years 1930 to 1939 through first hand accounts and recollections. It was a decade that starts with the Great Depression and ends with Europe poised on the verge of a second world war.
46:44
31 Oct 2014
Universal Newsreels, Release 94, November 20, 1930
in Universal Newsreels, Release 94 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1930, originally published 1930), 5 mins
This silent newsreel features clips about charity, government aid and poverty.
05:17
31 Oct 2014
Discussion of Joseph Kennedy's Financial Situation During the Great Depression
produced by Edward Mallory; in Joseph Kennedy, Sr.: Father of An American Dynasty, Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1997), 3 mins
The crash of '29 came on the last Tuesday in October, Black Tuesday. Kennedy found himself in the enviable position of having sensed that the wipe out was coming. He had slowly sold off most of his stocks and now began to buy and sell short.
02:35
31 Oct 2014
March of Time, Volume 1, Episode 8, G.O.P
in March of Time, Volume 1, Episode 8 (New York, NY: HBO, 1935, originally published 1935), 7 mins
The Roosevelt landslide of 1932 all but obliterated the Republican party. Little was left of it except its defeated leader. Herbert Hoover and fellow Republicans prepare for the 1936 Presidential election.
07:16
31 Oct 2014
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