It was called "Black Tuesday" - the day the bottom fell out of the stock market ushering in the Great Depression. Soon, soup kitchens and breadlines replaced the flappers and speakeasies of the Roaring Twenties. When the nation looked for leadership, they found it in the indelible character of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a bright and shining light in the darkness of despair.

Originally released by Media Rich Learning, 2008. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 02, 2015.

Black Tuesday (6:21); --Welcome To Hooverville (6:23); -- The New Deal (8:07); -- The Second New Deal (6:29); -- Hooverville (1:27); .