WHRO Time Machine Video
The Great Depression In Hampton Roads: Harvey Johnson, Jr.
Special | 1m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Hard times, warm hearts—community and compassion in the Depression.
Through song, memory, and reflection, this episode explores the surprising warmth found during the Great Depression. From church-run soup kitchens to neighbors looking out for one another, it recalls a time of hardship marked by resilience, community spirit, and a different pace of life.
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WHRO Time Machine Video is a local public television program presented by WHRO Public Media
WHRO Time Machine Video
The Great Depression In Hampton Roads: Harvey Johnson, Jr.
Special | 1m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Through song, memory, and reflection, this episode explores the surprising warmth found during the Great Depression. From church-run soup kitchens to neighbors looking out for one another, it recalls a time of hardship marked by resilience, community spirit, and a different pace of life.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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- Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Don't take it serious.
It's too mysterious.
You work, you say you worry, so, but you can't take your door when you go, go, go.
So - Keep, there was something good about strong, that depression.
I know that sounds a little strange, but there was a warmth.
People looked out for each other, and I can recall even in the community that we didn't have the kinds of problems we have now with plenty.
Most of the churches had soup kitchens.
They were subsidized by partner of Agriculture, I think, but they had the soup kitchens and people would stand in line with their containers and as a line moved up, they would get enough soup for their families.
- People are queer.
They're always clawing, scrambling and rushing about Why don't they stop?
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WHRO Time Machine Video is a local public television program presented by WHRO Public Media