John talks to people at the county welfare offices in South LA about their fears. Even before the Wall Street Meltdown, the California unemployment rate rose to 7.75 percent. "John" from South LA is one of the people behind the percentage.
250 jobless people wait outside the WPA building at Twelfth and Santee. The police 'red squad' watched the crowd, but it dispersed peacefully. Sep. 28, 1935.
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Credit LAPL/Herald Examiner
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