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  • Panic, Banking, and the Great Depression

    By Shari Peoples The Great Depression is considered the worst economic crisis in American history. While there were numerous contributing factors to this devastating event, widespread panic among banking customers led to bank failures and played a vital role in the country’s descent from a recession into depression. As fear drove depositors to empty their… Read more

  • Postbellum America

    An Economic Comparison between Georgia and Mississippi By Shari Peoples             Life in the Postbellum era of southern America was marked by destruction of both the economic structure and ideologies that were at the very heart of its existence. Recovery would require a commitment to rebuilding from the ashes of war and development of industry… Read more