EPISODE · Dec 19, 2012 · 6 MIN
MS Mo 339 Lillie McLaurin - Hattiesburg and the Great Depression - Ext. Ver.
from Mississippi Moments Podcast
The Great Depression of the 1930s left millions of Americans unable to support themselves or their families. As a teenager, Lillie McLaurin of Hattiesburg remembers the time she encountered a soup line. She relates how the experience changed her priorities. McLaurin recalls how her father would give some of his shifts at work to others with less seniority and a certain grocer who gave away food to those in need. Please enjoy this extended version of the original broadcast.
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