WAA March

Clip: 428667_1_1

Year Shot: 1937 (Actual Year)

Audio: Yes

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1701

Original Film: 035-072-04

HD: N/A

Location: Washington, D.C., USA

Timecode: 00:48:45 - 00:49:05

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WAA March The depression was still with us. Thousands of jobless marched on Washington to demand sufficient government-made jobs. People gathered on cots in park. Women sew WAA banners (Workers Alliance of America). Black (African American) marchers carry sign : "Put the Schwellenbach - Allen Bill into Effect". Marchers protest cutbacks by the WPA.