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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) Employees Personal narratives Conservation of natural resources United States History Films for the hearing impaired Forest conservation United States History New Deal, 1933-1939 Public service employment United States History United States Economic conditions 1918-1945 United States Economic policy 1933-1945 United States History 1933-1945 Video recordings for the hearing impairedFilter By Subjects
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) Employees Personal narratives Conservation of natural resources United States History Films for the hearing impaired Forest conservation United States History New Deal, 1933-1939 Public service employment United States History United States Economic conditions 1918-1945 United States Economic policy 1933-1945 United States History 1933-1945 Video recordings for the hearing impairedSummary: Started in 1933 by President Franklin Roosevelt as part of the New Deal, the CCC was used as a way to not only help unemployed Americans, but to help conserve some of the country's forests and parks. Over the next ten years it would employ over 3 million men who planted trees, fought fires, and helped their families financially. Features interviews and archived footage.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2010