Bread line forms during Great Depression: 1930

Jobless line up early in the morning for a meal at one of the Central Union Mission locations in Washington, D.C. (probably 613 C Street NW) October 22, 1930.

The Great Depression set off a series of marches and demonstrations demanding unemployment relief including the first that occurred on March 6, 1930 in front of the White House. At the peak of the depression, one-third of the workforce was unemployed.

Larger “hunger marches” occurred in 1931 and 1932 demanding unemployment insurance. The “Bonus Marches” 1932-34 were another expression of the desire for relief.

The Workers Alliance also staged a number of marches and demonstrations in the city in the mid to late 1930s demanding jobs or income.

The first state to adopt an unemployment insurance program was Wisconsin in 1932. Several other states followed before the federal government adopted a program in 1935. By 1937 all states had programs.

A bonus payment for World War I veterans that was at the heart of the Bonus Expeditionary Force demonstrations in the 1930s was due in 1945. However the demonstrations spurred Congress to speed up payment to 1936.

For more information and related images to March 06, 1930 unemployment demonstration, see flic.kr/s/aHsjBkfqTG

For other unemployment demonstrations or Bonus Expeditionary Force protests, scroll through the albums displayed here: www.flickr.com/photos/washington_area_spark/albums

The photographer is unknown. The original image is part of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library public domain photographs.

Taken on: October 22, 1930

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