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Why the Tennessee Valley Authority was the New Dealâs Most Ambitiousâand ControversialâProgram
The TVA was a model for rural electrification in the South, but it displaced thousands and attracted a slew of lawsuits.
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The TVA was a model for rural electrification in the South, but it displaced thousands and attracted a slew of lawsuits.
On May 18, 1933, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, he took what he saw as a vital step toward fulfilling his promise of a “New Deal” for the American people. The Great Depression had dragged on for more than three years by that point, with no end in sight.