Lina Belle mcCommons, a north Carolina citizen who formerly lived in Georgia, said the following about her younger days there: "we benefited in this area (Greene country Georgia because it was chosen for a number of the CCC camps- the army of young workers who worked in forest and fields, stopping erosion some people said it was a waste of money but it ket a lot of young fellows employed"

Question

which period of Georgia history is she reffering

Answer 1

Lina Belle mcCommons is referring to the period of Georgia history during the Great Depression when the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps were established in Greene Country to provide employment for young men and to carry out important conservation work in the forests and fields of the area. This initiative was part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program to provide relief to the unemployed during the economic downturn of the 1930s.