Great Depression Letter
Written April 2002
Dear Mr. Roosevelt,
My family is in trouble. My parents used to work
on a farm, but between the dust and the lack of income my family had to
travel to the city to try to find jobs. We did not find work.
We are living in a Hooverville, in a rusty old
vehicle that can’t even be called a car anymore.
We children are going to school hungry from lack
of edible food. This has a negative effect on our schoolwork. I try to find
food for my brother and sisters, but I cannot.
Please, Mr. Roosevelt, do something to help end
this horrible depression. Make life good again; let families like mine have
food and a place to live. I beg of you, help America recover.
From,
Holly Burns