History Brief: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

During the 1930s, there were few regions of the country that were worse off than the region known as the Tennessee Valley. Where is the Tennessee Valley? How did the New Deal help this area?

[avenaoat]

Oak Ridge the Atom project center was built here.

[sphinxrising]

All these things he spoke of that the people could buy, except most was past dirt poor, so, well many did benefit from the destruction of the towns, it was not the people who had once lived there.

[RosendavasquezAlmendarez]

The light is free they just swindle and over charge. There's a device switch to produce free electricity thru ought the country, plus other devices to kight up a home with out charging individuals unless theres a contract illegally somewheres to over charge

[JonalynSchismenospk]

Davis Timothy Jones Richard Clark Timothy

[SharleenTodd-wq]

Garcia Charles Thomas George Robinson Anthony

[AjiwdnSjidmfp]

Thomas Helen Martinez Mark Jackson Susan

[Sabiyaakhi-gj]

Smith Nancy Lewis Kimberly Smith Kevin

[rickjames]

damn loki had advertising 9 years ago? Crazy

[fasx]

We in modern America and in this generation do not know what a hard life is or was unless one watches a documentary like this one see how tough life was. We have a lot to be thankful for, even those of us who do not have real comfortable.

[Kids-rxyq]

Who's here for TVA in Loki series?

[CamBoone]

0:19 don’t forget Western North Carolina was effected by the TVA as well. The Blue Ridge became home to a lot of displaced people and is very important and influential to Southern Appalachian culture.

[Dougwalt]

Navigation and Flood control were important benefits of the TVA dams in addition to power production.

[MrKnight]

If government did more of this, it'd be great.

[OscarAurora-zp]

Jackson Scott Jones Shirley Clark Ruth

[HsihsEnks-vw]

Davis Charles Anderson Sandra White Angela

[FindingSkidoo-lq]

Hall Joseph Moore Michelle Lee Deborah

[waynewaterfield]

everett bryant waterfield worked for the TVA after world war 11. anyone out there know of him?

[robertlucero]

I just finished reading Waste by Catherine Coleman Flowers. While I don’t exactly blame her for working with Al and Kareena Gore, I don’t understand why there can’t be a new TVA for Selma/Montgomery. Why does Gore wring his hands and why do Ms. Flowers friends, Jane Fonda and Kay Steyer, accept this?

[aaroncloyd]

For a different perspective, and for a great read, consider Cormac McCarthy's novel "The Orchard Keeper"

[josephdedominicis]

Actually, I have a functioning issue with a hispanic that has a missing tooth on the left side of his upper row of teeth. T.V.A. may have suppkied him with nourishment, that's a problem.