The People

Bright Dreams, Hard Times | The People | Bibliography

The Bright Dreams, Hard Times:  America in the Thirties Chautauqua features a slate of famous figures who embodied the hopes, dreams, and spirit of the 1930s.

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

Will Rogers (PDF): humorist, film and radio celebrity, and essayist of the 1930s.

Courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (PDF): President of the United States from 1932-1945 and father of the New Deal.

Courtesy of the Louisiana State Museum

Huey Long (PDF): Louisiana Senator and creator of the “Share the Wealth” program.

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

Aimee Semple McPherson (PDF): Evangelist and founder of The Foursquare Church.

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Carl Van Vechten Collection

Zora Neale Hurston (PDF): Harlem Renaissance author and folklorist.