Alabama Public Television Presents

Rural Revival: The Civilian Conservation Corp in Alabama

Special | 50m 50s | Video has closed captioning.

Rural Revival explores how the Civilian Conservation Corp helped put unemployed men to work during the Great Depression. CCC initiated projects were to improve the state's forested lands, strengthen the forest-fire protection system, and aid in the development of new state park lands. The program included soil conservation, dam construction and waterway improvements across the state.