AA New Deal* Flashcards
When was the Wall Street Crash
1929
How did the Great Depression impact AA
disproportionally affected by economy often ‘last to be hired and first to be fired’
What did the FDR’s New Deal aim to do
‘leave no one out’ with economic measures and agencies to deal with the depression
Did FDR support Civil Rights
- he condemned lynching
- but he refused to pass an anti-lynching bill due to southern support
- his wife Eleanor was a strong supporter of Civil Rights
what was the composition of the Supreme Court by 1930s
more liberal judges
Negative of the Agricultural Adjustment Act
displaced 200,000 AAs
What did the Farm Security Administration do
give help to AA farmers hit by the drop in food
Negative of CCC
segregation
Define the Works Progress Administration
colour blind agency which employed 1 million AA
Negative of the TVA
segregation
What was the Federal Housing Administration
reduced mortgage costs and increased repayment but refused black families mortgages in white areas
What was the 1941 FEPC fair employment practices
promoted equality in defence industries but not integrated until 1950s Korean War
