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They are the Redeemers, white democrats whom critics called Bourbon Democrats in Southern United States during the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War. They were mainly led by the rich landowners and businessmen and they ruled Southern politics in most areas from the 1870's to 1910.
The Great Depression (1929-1939) was the worst economic downturn in modern history. The preceding decade, known as the “Roaring Twenties,” was a time of relative affluence for many middle- and working-class families. As the economy boomed, new innovations allowed for more leisure time and the creation of a consumer society. But the economic depression that followed those boon years profoundly affected the daily life of American families, in ways large and small.