Description
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was the New Deal’s most popular and successful program in the Great Depression era. Millions of young men benefited from good work, wages, a healthy environment, training, and a chance to help their families back home. This class focuses on the CCC in New Mexico, especially the impact of the program on the young men and their futures.
Richard Melzer was a Regents’ professor of history at UNM’s Valencia Campus, where he taught for more than 35 years before his recent retirement. He has authored or edited more than 30 books and more than 100 articles about New Mexico history. He is a former president of the Historical Society of New Mexico.