WPA road paving crew at work in Independence ... New Deal structures towered high above the city’s streets. Tons of concrete, provided by Pendergast’s Ready Mixed Concrete Company, went ...

In announcing the WPA, Roosevelt was careful to align the program with the traditional American values of independence and self-reliance. Drawing a sharp contrast between relief, which he deemed ...

Of all of President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) is the most famous, because it affected so many people’s lives. Roosevelt’s work-relief program ...