This afternoon, we are going to be starting our discussion of the Great Depression and what were going to be doing today is talking about how the Great Depression affected ordinary people. Were going to talk about sort of the nuts and bolts of the situation and the things that people would have experienced in their everyday lives if they were seriously affected by the problems of that decade. Now, i dont normally use images like this, but im using this one for a reason. Grandma survived the Great Depression because her supply chain was local and she knew how to do stuff. Thats a really important concept, and were going to come right back to it at the end of class as well. This really is sort of the theme for the day. Now, in terms of what were going to be talking about, were going to start with an overview of what the problems of the Great Depression were for ordinary people. Sort of the depths of the problem. Well talk about how families tried to cope in terms of their work strategies
Pamela rainy kerber teaches a black a class on food during the Great Depression. She describes the ways family tried to stretch their food money and food supply often by gardening, buying cheap ingredients and eating the same thing over and over. Her class is about 50 minutes. Greetings everybody. This afternoon, we are going to be starting our discussion of the Great Depression. What we are going to be doing today is talking about how the Great Depression affected ordinary people. We are going to talk about the nuts and bolts of the situation and the things that people would have experienced in their everyday lives if they were seriously affected by the problems of that decade. I dont normally use images like this, but i am using this one for a reason. Grandma survived the Great Depression because her supply chain was local and she knew how to do stuff. That is a really important concept and we will come right back to it at the end of the class as well. This really is sort of the them
City of San Francisco Just Announced six new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the city to eight. Heres what we know about the new cases, three of the patients are women and three are men. Two of the patients are in their 20s, three are in their 30s. And one, is in their 50s. All six patients are isolated at home and are in good condition. The Health Department says each of them have no contact with a person, diagnosed with coronavirus. We are working closely with them and their families to ensure that their health is monitored and that all precautions are being taken to protect their health and the health of the public. We expect to get more confirmed cases. We have seen that in the state, and in our region and so this is not unexpected. Meanwhile today, Santa Clara County is reporting eight new cases of covid19, that brings the total number of cases in the county to 32. Now, to the latest on the coronavirus stricken cruise ship currently being held off t
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