It's crazy to watch this and how similar times were related to the current situation 100 years later.

And here we are in 2022, just about to repeat history!

This is what happens when you live on credit. My grandparents were born in the 20's, and told me how it was in those days before the crash, and then after. Both of them were determined never to buy stuff on credit if at all possible. If they didn't have the cash to buy something, they just did without it.

1929 depression is one deep rabbit-hole.

My mom was born in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard in 1926.
Her family survived the depression well as my grandfather said Islanders had to be resourceful to survive. They had bountiful gardens, chicken for eggs, waters plentiful with fish, seafood, cranberry bogs. Still have a black/ white photo of my great grandmother all dressed in white with a hoe tending to this beautiful garden of veggies and flowers, not only to eat but also for medical purposes. Cranberry stew with freshly baked brown bread was a staple.

Terrific and a must watch.  I saw so many parallels from more modern events.

Watching Mr.Howard Zinn discuss his shame about his memories of the depression and the effect it had on him and his family is heart-wrenching

My father was born in 1919 on a small self sustaining farm and because they always paid cash for everything they survived the depression ok. They had veggies, hogs, cows for milk and cheese as well as meat they had fruit trees and honey combs so, they did well.  My mother was born in 1926 and my grandfather worked for the city of Detroit. His job was secure but as the depression went on mom and her sister spent school breaks and summers with her aunt and uncle on their farm coming back to the city for the school year with their father.

Best music and video for a great depression documentary.

My Great Great-grandfather lost his fortune. I'm told he was thrown out of his factory along with his management and employees. It's crazy tonight you sleep a rich man tommorow you wake up poor.

THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW HISTORY
ARE DESTINED TO REPEAT IT
Edmund Burke

My mother’s family were dirt poor, even in the 20s.  So when the Depression hit, there wasn’t a great change in their lives.  My father’s family, another story!  They lost three of four houses, sold four of five vehicles, had to let go their cook and two maids and do it themselves.  Mom's family moved out of Brooklyn to Long Island.  Grandma took in washing, house cleaned, cleaned a doctor's office, cleaned the post office.  The children did the laundry, picked up, washed, dried, delivered it, all with hand cranked wringer washers.  By summer, they lived in an army tent, in winter, in the summer beach shanty of the people Grandma cleaned for.  They had no running water or electric until 1938, by which time two of three children had left school for work.  Then they moved to a summer cottage with electric.

And here we go again!

"It's a racket...those stock market guys (speculators) are crooks" - Al Capone

Guys, this is my personal opinion. The great depression, 2008 crisis and the covid crisis teach us the need to save money, learn how to manage money , not spending more than we earn, not living in credit and always being prepared for difficult or worst situations.  let God give the middle class and the poor, the strength to survive during these difficult times.

this is one of the great historical documentary I've seen. really high quality content well made thoroughly put together

Now people have tickertapes in their phones and credit cards in their pockets. Sounds familiar.

I have wanted to see something on the Great Depression for years. Thank You for doing this.

Man I need to shape up and quit taking my life for granted so lucky to be alive right now.

It's no one's fault, just a manifestation of human nature