THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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Question
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How would an African American during the Great Depression most likely have felt about the New Deal?
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Disappointed, because the TVA failed to bring power to African American farmers in its Rural Electrification Program.
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Outraged, because African Americans were ineligible for any benefits under New Deal programs.
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Frustrated, because the CCC and other work programs discriminated against African Americans.
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Angry, because President Franklin D. Roosevelt did not attempt to restrain his racially insensitive views.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -While no group escaped the economic devastation of the Great Depression, few suffered more than African Americans. Said to be “last hired, first fired, ” African Americans were the first to see hours and jobs cut, and they experienced the highest unemployment rate during the 1930s.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cumulatively, the New Deal assisted black southerners by allocating money to African American schools, funding public health programs, and improving black housing.
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