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No. They never have. From the Missouri Compromise, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Civil War, The KKK during reconstruction, Jim Crow Laws after reconstruction, and opposing Kennedy & Johnson when they proposed Civil Rights legislation, the home of the so-called progressives - the Democrat Party - has been on the wrong side of the issue. Either by expanding slavery in the US, fighting a war against abolishing slavery, or keeping minorities from being able to vote, use the same businesses and mass transportation as the majority, etc.
That is probably why Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican.
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How did progressives work to help the urban poor?
By creating assistance programs like homeless shelters and food on a schedule.
What was one action that progressives took to help working the poor?
Promoted laws against child labor (apex)
What did President Roosevelt do to help minorities during World War 2?
Banned discriminaction in government hiring
Did the progressives support Graft?
If you mean 'graft' as another word for bribery: no, progressives certainly don't support that.
What was one action that progressives took to help the working poor?
Promoted laws against child labor (apex)
Civil rights for racial minorities?
were ignored by most progressives
What issues did Progressives focus on and what helped energize their causes?
Progressives wanted better conditions in the United States. They fought child labor, and the rights of women and minorities. They wanted to get rid of unfair business practices and passed the Food and Drug Act to help safety in the workplace and make food safer.
Why did minorities receive only limited benefits from progressivism?
If this is for connections academy, the answer is: Many Progressives held racist ideas about minority groups.
What was the main goal of the progressives?
The MAIN goal of progressives is to help the lives of people to become better.
What action did the progressives take to help the working poor?
Progressives supported limits on working hours, and laws restricting child labor.
How did Progressives plan to improve government?
Progressives believed that the government should have policies that protected workers. They also thought government should help the poor.
Why did the progressives support a graduated federal income tax?
to pay for programs to help all americans - apex
What are the intentions of affirmative action?
To help minorities get into college
How did the progressives criticize the new deal?
Progressives are usually people that have some money and as a result feel that they are a step above the rest. As a result of this they felt that people that needed help during the period of the great depression, which was caused by progressives, should be not deserving of help, largely because progressives thought their bank balance was more important, also by improving the lot of the poor, the wealthy are forced to pay more for labor.
What was one action progressions took to help poor people?
Progressives worked for a national income tax to help poor people.
Why did affirmative action start in the US?
To help minorities get into college
Why is the NAACP democratic?
To help educate the minorities people, politicaly
