History Brief: The Works Progress Administration (WPA)

One of the most ambitious programs enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt Administration during the Great Depression was the Works Progress Administration (WPA). What was the WPA? What kinds of projects were they concerned with?
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[@Shellyz2u]

We need these programs to return and replace welfare to work programs. I'm a social worker and have studied WPA programs in depth, I'd love to write a paper or facilitate a documentary on how these programs changed our nation.

[@theeducatedredneck4144]

Yes ! Put all the inner city Democrats back to work !!!

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Fair point

[@madrigalpencilwood]

Thanks for this, the WPA was fantastic. I’ve enjoyed many beautiful WPA - built facilities at my local parks. Some aspects of the Green New Deal are similar to the WPA I think.

[@annettee3647]

Helping so much with virtual lessons in the middle of this Covid mess. Thanks so much for these great videos!

[@loditx7706]

In Port Aransas, TX, located on an island, there is a long stone jetty made of huge blocks of granite about 10 feet square. People walk out on it because it is active and beautiful and the water flows among the blocks; some people sit and fish. At the start of it on the land is a plaque on the ground that says WPA and a year I can't remember, except it was in the 30s. There was a long high wooden pier further down the beach for fishing. There was a little shop on the land end that sold bait and other supplies as well sodas and snacks. I believe it also had a WPA plaque, but a hurricane blew most of it down about 15-20 years ago or longer and it was replaced with a steel pier.

[@bbyboog6823]

bout to write a whole 2000 word essay on the wpa and its due tomorrow night😂. thanks for the video this is basically my whole essay!

[@lemonamongus4681]

Doing research for a test

[@brentforbush9237]

I hope you got an A

[@bbyboog6823]

@@brentforbush9237 lol i got like a c or b but i passed the course and am now in university :)

[@johnkilmartin5101]

It is unlikely that the Alaska-Canadian Highway would have even been attempted if the experience garnered by the WPA hadn't existed.

[@JohnHenrySheridan]

Thanks for the helpful historical video!

[@turtleguy123r3]

There is a dam behind my home that was made by the WPA in 1936.

[@evaldaszmitra7322]

We will need this in 2021.

[@cflixs369]

Total in realted but thx for the help with Andrew Jackson it helped me through my prodject for school thx

[@readingthroughhistor]

You are very welcome.

[@cornellwaters9089]

⚒️ Thank You!

[@valentinaabn3080]

Les etudients du cned on est la ✋🏼

[@estebanod]

Étudiants mais ouai

[@brianmarcum8306]

This would be a good thing to have today.

[@sparky9943]

Lets be Honest. You searched for WAP and spelled it wrong and just clicked on this.

[@natalieruiz7644]

No ahahah but I love this comment

[@SumoLife]

I searched for WAP, but as in router conneciton encryption lol

[@John_.Cabell_.Breckinridge]

Undoubtedly the best New Deal program

[@russ-aepx3307]

We need to re-enact the WPA at this time.

[@iliabigloo2688]

You just my grad go from F to a B- tnx

[@weswhite6058]

Bring it back

[@russelljohnson2008]

Bring it back!

[@davidhutchinson5233]

We need a WPA and the CCC as well. So much of our national infrastructure is failing, not to mention our national parks and other associated public areas/buildings.

[@davidhutchinson5233]

And as usual, the uber rich and right wing cry out, socialism....while they enjoy socialism for themselves.

[@bubbatheking9225]

Hangars @ BNA

[@lamarbrown3531]

Elijah Anthony Morish

[@SoldierUSArmy]

As a job is a legal right of any native-born US citizen, the Work Progress Adminstration should have not been abolished and I want it to be restablished!!!!

[@tylerwhaley4872]

well you have the right to work, but if you don't, there's no gross human rights violation, as it's the individual's job to find a job

[@SandfordSmythe]

Native born and not citizens?

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👋🏽👋🏽

[@christophkohlmeyer3983]

For me as a European / German it's always weird to hear about the uproar Roosevelt's policies and Joe Biden's plans. As they make a lot of sense both socially AND economically speaking and are more or less fairly standard centre-left positions which ensured economic success in countries like the Netherlands and the Scandinavian countries.

[@Istucha_fr]

Coucou les terminales du cned!! Hydratez vous c'est important

[@p11]

merci!

[@jamesryan6224]

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[@aguilayserpiente]

We need the WPA today to restore our infrastructure.

[@antoniorios3856]

We should really bring this back, califronia would save money by employing ppl on edd to maintain our cuties and national parks

[@P1P1DEPIS]

ct mauvais, médiocre