CCC
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WHAT? Civilian Conservation Corps Established 1933-1942 During FDR’s first term
Part of New Deal Work relief program Alphabet Agency Targeted unemployed young men
Ages 18 to 26
GOAL Alleviate unemployment Conservation of natural resources
Prevention of soil erosionFlood control
Decrease crime rate
HOW War department Agriculture & Interior department Department of Labor
REQUIREMENTS U.S. citizenship Good health Unemployed Unmarried War veterans allowed 6 month enlistment term
CAMP LIFE Military like Sports Improved nutrition
GOVERNMENT ROLE Increased Federal Spending More involvement Safer communities Educational programs Segregation/discrimination
PRIMARY SOURCEFDR to Robert Fechner, 27 September 1935
Classification: African AmericansPublication: Date: September 27, 1935Author: Roosevelt, Franklin D.Type: Letter
Fechner—In the CCC Camps, where the boys are colored, in the Park Service work, please try to put in colored foremen, not of course in technical work but in the ordinary manual work.
FDR
EFFECTIVENESS 55% decrease in crime $25 sent home Flood & Fire Control Reforestation Natural Resource conservation
FUN FACTS CCC camps in all states Peak enrollment in 1935 3 billion trees planted 800 State Parks ECW Roosevelt’s Tree Army
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