Race During the Great Depression: American Memory Timeline
A Library of Congress source on African Americans during the Great Depression, particularly in the American South.
Jim Crow Stories: The Great Depression
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_depression.html
PBS examines the impact of the Great Depression on African American communities in the Jim Crow South.
Mississippi History Timeline
http://www.mdah.ms.gov/timeline/zone/7/
A timeline of events in Mississippi from 1929-1945, many of which impact the story, such as the creation of the...