It is sometimes said that rural Georgians never realized the extent of the Great Depression during the late 1920s and 1930s because they were already facing difficult economic conditions before the Depression hit. Many rural Georgians were already living in poverty and struggling to make ends meet, so the economic downturn did not necessarily feel like a dramatic change for them. Additionally, rural communities were often isolated and lacked access to information about national economic trends, making it harder for residents to understand the full impact of the Great Depression. Overall, the combination of existing economic challenges and limited awareness of national economic conditions may have contributed to the perception that rural Georgians did not realize the severity of the Great Depression.
