Organize among Yourselves: Mary Gale on Unemployed Organizing in the Great Depression
Organize among Yourselves: Mary Gale on Unemployed Organizing in the Great Depression
Description:
The Communist-led Unemployed Councils were the first and the most active of the radical movements that sought to mobilize the jobless during the Great Depression. In this interview, which is taken from the radio series "Grandma Was an Activist," relief worker Mary Gale, who was sympathetic to radicals and the jobless, describes how she worked behind the scenes to encourage her clients to organize and demand better treatment. The jobless and the poor had few advocates for them, and radicals like Gale not only became their champions but also pushed them to organize themselves. Oral history courtesy of Charles Potter and Beth Friend, Producers "Grandma was an Activist."
Education Levels:
9, 10, 11, 12, Higher education
Subject:
Economics, History, Human Behavior, United States History
Resource Type:
Primary source
Medium:
Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Beneficiary:
Students
Online provider:
History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
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