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by brudgers 3719 days ago
The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects,[1] including the construction of public buildings and roads. -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration