„In the Great Depression in which I grew up and remember vividly, unemployment was over 25 percent, and over 35 percent where I lived. A grown man would work all day, 16 hours, for a dollar. I remember hundreds of people walking by, people who had come down from the North just to get warm. They would come to our house as beggars even though they might have a college education. People didn't have money. They bartered; they'd trade eggs or pigs. It was just completely different.“
Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and is known for his commitment to human rights and peace efforts.
Jimmy Carter’s memories of the Great Depression and its social impact.
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