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The Great Depression

★ 7.7 46 votes 1993–present 1 season · 7 episodes Ended PBS
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About

A 7-part series telling dramatic and diverse stories of struggle and survival during the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. From the producers of Eyes on the Prize, this series was met with critical acclaim and won both an Emmy Award for writing and a duPont-Columbia Award.

All Seasons

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Miniseries1993
8.025752m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1A Job at Ford's7.5
1052 min
▶2The Road to Rock Bottom8.7
9—
▶3New Deal, New York—
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▶4We Have a Plan7.6
6—
▶5Mean Things Happening—
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▶6To Be Somebody—
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▶7Arsenal of Democracy—
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Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Joe Morton Self - Narrator
Gore Vidal Self
Ossie Davis Self
Maya Angelou Self
John Hope Franklin Self
Ruth Gruber Self
Helen Wik Self - Daughter of Nebraska Farmer
Victor Reuther Self
Stella Brown Self - Member, Detroit Unemployed Council
Curtis Roosevelt Self

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