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Unemployed man looking for work in Downtown Detroit, c. 1930. The stock market crash on “Black Tuesday”, or October 29, 1929, signaled the beginning of the decade-long economic slump that would become known as the Great Depression. It marked the longest period of high unemployment and low production and trade in the 20th century. At its zenith, nearly 1/4 of the national workforce had lost their livelihood. Industrial cities, like Detroit, were hit hardest, and residents, with few places to turn for aid, sought work however they could. |