Depth study: African Americans in The new deal

Question 1

Robert weaver

Answer 1

Became a special advisor on economic status of the negro(1934) he led to grants of $45 million to build schools hospitals and homes for AA’s

Question 2

Emergency Relief Administration(1933-35)

Answer 2

over 1/4 of AA’s given literacy help

Question 3

National Youth Administration

Answer 3

gave employment training and was advised by AA reformer Mary Bethune

Question 4

Farm security administrators

Answer 4

helped southern AA’s hit by drop in food and raw material prices after 1929

Question 5

Roosevelt

Answer 5

spoke out against lynchings and appointed AA’s to new deal offices

Question 6

attitude and atmosphere

Answer 6

defenders of the new deal contributed to better relations. Eleanor Roosevelt supported AA organisations and disapproved of segregation. NAACP membership grew