3.3.1 The Work Of Eleanor Roosevelt And Impact Of The New Deal On Voting Patterns Of B.A Flashcards
what did Eleanor Roosevelt aimed to raise aareness of?
Civil rights issues e.g. in contact with Harry Hopkins (responsible for New deal relief programmes) .
Eleanor Roosevelt became an unoffical member of who’s advisory team
F.D Roosevelt’s
How many conferences did ER held and what did she highlight in them?
348 explaining to press what felt ought to be done= highlighted plight of young ppl faced extreme poverty and lack of opp
How was her link to the American public was enhanced?
Through letter-writing - encourage Americanc, mainly young to write to her at White HOuse
How many letter were recieived for her from 1933 onwards, during the time her husband was president?
Over 300,000 letters received. Describing violence, poverty and homelessness created by racial discrimination, and pleading for some type of assistence
Who did she forward the letters to?
Harry Hopkins, cabinet member responsible for much of the New Deal programme
How did ER and FR conflicted?
ER lent support to NAACP campaign to intro an anti-lynching law. Conflicted with her husband, believed he could not openly support such legislation as it would alienate southern white democrats
Who was Mary McLeod Bethune and connection to Eleanor Roosevelt?
Ensure Mary Mcleod Bethune became Roosevelt’s special advisor for minority affairs who also set up an organisation for Black women. = Provided info and advice to ER.
Bethun achieved what?
In 1936 Mary Bethune achievede national prominence through her appointment as director of the black affairs division of the national youth administation (NYA)
‘The ability of Eleanor Roosevelt to improve the position of B.A in New Deal programmes proved limited’ why is that?
Tennessee Valley Authority helped bring electricity to the imporvished upper south region, which aided both black and white americans.
However,
black americans workers were not allowed to live next to yt workers at the TVA camp at Norris, Tennessee. In fact almost every worker relief camp and construction crew workng on New Deak projects was Divided on a racial basis
Eleanor Rooseelt publicly showed support for who?
Opera singer (Marion Anderson). ER was openly in opposition to a traditional all-white organisation (Daughter of the American revolution)
She had limited significanc?
—-> ER’s pressure to change the situation had very limited impact e.g. black american’s serving in US Bavy were still in most servile positions.
Psychological significance of ER?
In knowing that the first lady was sympathetic, rather than a more tangible impact.
How did the voting patterns of post 1960s - B.A Change
DEMOCRAT = NEW DEAL & ROOSEVELT = OFFERED HOPE = ELEANOR ROOSEVELT’S ACTIONS
PRE 1936 voting patterns of B.A
REPUBLICAN
Lincoln - Emancipation proclamation, 1863
13th A
Freedman’s Bureau
14th A and 15th A
