It was one of the most startling moments in North Carolina history.

Relief With Temporary Jobs
Relief programs had both a short-term and a long-term impact on North Carolina

Recovery Attempts
In 1993, the federal goverment set up two programs to do this. The first one was the Agricultural Adjustment Administration for farms, known as the AAA.

The AAA Down East
It was the AAA that ordered the " plow up" in 1933.

Tobbacco Price Supports
This was particulary the case for tobbacco farmers.

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