A married couple tries to make ends meet for their hungry and sick children in the midst of the Depression but soon realize that sheer willpower cannot save them from the ruthless winter.

As the era of American farming comes to an end, it proves more difficult than expected for one young man to convince an old woman that she should leave the land for more fruitful prospects.

Three young siblings feel the effects of the Great Depression through their father's salary cut and change in mood. They hold a sales event to help their father which turns out to be a success.

A man recalls the story of a young family in a small town during the Great Depression who were forced to make ends meet in clandestine ways.

A two-week walk across state lines lands one man a dangerous job during the Great Depression.

A young boy joins his father at a gathering with three other immigrant men. The reunion between old friends takes a dark turn when one of the men fails to make due during the Great Depression.

A family of Russian immigrants living in rural New Hampshire during the Great Depression become entangled in communist values when the local mill goes on strike.

A man during the Great Depression gets a job. However, he is wracked with guilt as he watches other people less fortunate than him.

At the dawn of the Great Depression, an aged Black man returns to the Virginia plantation where he was born a slave 99 years ago. His arrival forces the now-destitute family who once owned him to confront their poverty and their racism alike.

When the Great Depression hits a well-to-do family, an eighteen-year-old girl works at a ranch to put herself through college, enduring the difficulty of the work while also enjoying being away from the stifling environment of her home.