Immigration and Migration: Today and During the Great Depression
Overview
Students analyze historical primary sources, including oral histories, photographs and films and collection, to develop an understanding of the lives of immigrants during the Great Depression. Then students gather migration stories of a family member, friend, neighbor or community member, comparing the stories they collected to those of the past and considering the value that stories of everyday people play in creating a patchwork collection of the American memory.
Related Resources
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Capturing an Oral History: Tips for Students
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Primary Source Spotlight: Immigration
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Today in History: Great Depression
background information & primary sources
Grade
High School, Middle School
Subjects
Civics, Social Studies
Length
240 minutes
Topics
Federal Writers' Project, Great Depression, immigration, interviews, life histories, migration, oral histories, WPA
Author
Teaching with the Library of Congress