We Work Again (1937)

• 61%
• 1937
• Documentary
• Eric Burroughs
• Lawrence Chenault
• Alma Dickson

In the 1930s, the economic depression has been especially hard on African-American families and communities. But the federal government's Works Progress Administration now provides many new opportunities for employment and advancement. Both skilled and unskilled laborers are employed in many public works projects. Others find work in a wide range of fields, including education, medicine, and even music and the performing arts.