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A "Hooverville" was a shanty town built during the [[Great Depression]] by the [[Homelessness|homeless]] in the United States. They were named after Herbert Hoover who was President of the United States during the onset of the Depression.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Civil Rights and Labor History Consortium / University of Washington|title=Hoovervilles and Homelessness|url=https://depts.washington.edu/depress/hooverville.shtml}}</ref>
A '''Hooverville''' was a shanty town built during the [[Great Depression]] by the [[Homelessness|homeless]] in the United States. They were named after Herbert Hoover who was President of the United States during the onset of the Depression.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Civil Rights and Labor History Consortium / University of Washington|title=Hoovervilles and Homelessness|url=https://depts.washington.edu/depress/hooverville.shtml}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 17:52, 6 June 2022

A Hooverville was a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States. They were named after Herbert Hoover who was President of the United States during the onset of the Depression.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Hoovervilles and Homelessness". Civil Rights and Labor History Consortium / University of Washington.