During the Great Depression, the WPA's Federal Writers' Project brought together unemployed individuals to create guidebooks and conduct interviews, documenting everyday American life. This initiative paired young, emerging writers with the challenges of ordinary citizens, leading to the development of iconic American writers and the discovery of the country's soul.
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
A WPA program in the 1930s brought together out-of-work individuals to compile historical guidebooks and collect oral histories, preserving America's cultural legacy.
