Impact of the New Deal Flashcards
What did Roosevelt restrict on projects?
Number of black workers on a project if requested by a donor
What happened when war broke out?
He issued Executive Order 8802
What did Executive Order 8802 do?
Banned racial discrimination in the defence industry
Why did he issue Executive Order 8802?
To recruit all people into war-work
Why were the New Deal measures colour-blind?
The agencies advocated putting those onto work project ‘by merit’, but did the opposite.
What happened in projects?
Black people moved off to make way for whites, including farm workers
Who did the social security provisions of the New Deal not apply to?
Farm workers and servants (mostly black)
What happened as a result of the Colour-blind measures?
Black officials in the government protested
What was a success for Black officials protests?
The National Recovery Administration set the minimum wage for black + whites at the same rate
What was a New Deal measure that helped Blacks because of their situation?
1/3 of Low income housing built had black tenants
= Poorest people eligible were black
Who supported Black Americans protests?
Communists + other left wing groups
What did Communists in Northern cities do?
Demanded that relief funds should be allocated equally between blacks and whites
Why was the association of communists bad?
It gave black civil rights opponents another reason to cease the civil rights movement
What did Black churches set up during the Depression?
Support systems for Black citizens
What happened in Harlem?
Father Divine set up restaurants + shops selling cheap food and supplies to Black people
What Women Organisation was set up?
The Housewives Leagues in Detroit
What was the slogan of The Housewives Leagues?
‘Don’t Buy Where You Can’t Work’
What did The Housewives Leagues do?
Boycotted stores in Black districts until they hired Black workers
What hit Black workers hard?
Another depression in 1937
What did the Resettlement Administration set up?
Executive Order 7027
What did Executive Order 7027 do?
Resettled low-income families in new house housing and lent money where needed
What was the result of the Executive Order 7027?
Helped black farmers with housing and a fair share of money available in loans
What were the limitations of the Executive Order 7027?
It still only helped 3,400 of over 200,000 farmers
What happened as a result of things getting so bad?
Around 2M people signed a petitions asking for federal aid to move to Africa
