The National Emergency Countil's 1938 Report on Economic Conditions of the South caused Franklin Roosevelt to view the south as "the Nation's #1 economic problem" and quickly became a standard part of modern Southern history. This important and out-of-print document is reprinted here, along with primary accounts of the Depression-era South, statistical data, and contemporary reactions to the Report.

Foreword
Preface

Part I. Introduction: The Report in Historical Perspective

Part II. The Document: Report on Economic Conditions of the South

Part III. Related Pictures, Life Stories, Statistics, and Documents

Personal: Life Stories from the Depression-Era South
Quantitative: Statistical Evidence from Odum's Southern Regions
Contemporary Documents Relating to the Report

Appendix
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index