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Minorities such as African Americans, the poor, and religious minorities all became a part of the Democratic Party during the Roosevelt administration. This was because Roosevelt's New Deal policies and programs.
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Because they helped the African Americans get a greater voice in the Government during the presidency of Roosevelt.
Organized group of influential African Americans to advise the Roosevelt administration on racial issues.
They provided protections for African Americans. The policies increased their voting rights. Some of the policies placed African Americans in elected official positions in the South.
They provided protections for African Americans. The policies increased their voting rights. Some of the policies placed African Americans in elected official positions in the South.
During the New Deal, Roosevelt appointed more than 100 African Americans to key positions in the government . Mary McLeod Bethune- an educator who dedicated herself to promoting opportunities for young African Americans.. She worked to ensure that the NYA ( national youth administration) hired African-American administrators and provided job training and other benefits to minority students. She also helped organize a "Black Cabinet" of African Americans to advise the Roosevelt administration on racial issues. The New Deal ignored civil rights of African Americans, so they organized the southern tenant farmers union- sought to protect the rights of tenant farmers and sharecroppers, both white and black. In the north the union created tenants' groups and launched campaigns to increase job opportunities. In general African Americans did support the Roosevelt administration and the New Deal.
Members of the Black Cabinet played important roles in the Roosevelt administration. They advised President Roosevelt on issues related to African Americans and were key in shaping policies that aimed to address racial inequalities. Their advocacy led to the creation of the Federal Council on Negro Affairs, also known as the Black Cabinet, which tackled civil rights, employment opportunities, and discrimination. While they did not have official positions in the administration, their input helped push for progressive change.
more African Americans voted Democratic
FDR was not an active supporter of full civil rights for African Americans. His own political loyalties kept him on the fence. Roosevelt knew that the white southern vote would be his ticket to reelection.
African Americans
Robert C. Weaber was hired to advise Roosevelt's administration on meeting the needs of the African- American community.