Lina Belle McCommons, a North Carolina citizen who formerly lived in Georgia, said the following about her younger days there: "We benefited in this area (Greene County, Georgia) because it was chosen for a number of the CCC camps — the army of young workers, who worked in forests and fields, stopping erosion. Some people said it was a waste of money. But it kept a lot of young fellows employed."
To which period of Georgia's history is she referring?
Lina Belle McCommons is referring to the period of the Great Depression in the 1930s when the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was implemented as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs. The CCC was a public work relief program that provided employment for young, unemployed men to work on environmental conservation projects like reforestation, erosion control, and infrastructure development. The program was designed to stimulate the economy and provide much-needed jobs during a time of widespread unemployment and economic hardship.
