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A comprehensive overview of the Great Depression and its effects.

About.com: Great Depression Photos
From your About.com Guide, a large compilation of photos from the Great Depression, including photos of dust storms, farm foreclosures, migrant workers, women and children, unemployed workers, breadlines and soup kitchens.

1920s, Great Depression, & FDR's New Deal
The fifth chapter of William M. Brinton's online An Abridged History of the United States, an overview of the years preceding and including the Great Depression.

1929 Crash Chart
A picture is worth a thousand words - this chart shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average from 1927 to 1933.

All Things Considered: The Great Crash of 1929
This RealAudio radio interview comes from National Public Radio and provides a good comparison of the market between 1929 and 1999.

Black Monday
On October 28, 1929, the stock market took a dive. A dive that no one could seem to stock. This article by About.com's Guide to Mutual Funds describes the horrible Black Monday.

Black Thursday
Mark Underwood presents a collection of headlines from the New York Times before and after October 24, 1929.

Black Thursday 1929
A great article about the stock market dip on October 24, 1929 that foreshadowed the coming crash.

Black Tuesday: Worst Day in Stock Market History
People thought Black Thursday and Black Monday were bad, until they experienced Black Tuesday.

Crash and Great Depression
Professor Stanley K. Schultz's outline of his class on the Great Depression, part of an American History course.

Great Crash & Great Slump
Dr. Brad DeLong's fantastic overview of the Great Depression from an economic perspective.

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