How the New Deal Aided Black Americans (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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1st black presidential adviser (1934)
1st black presidential adviser (1934)
Robert Weaver
Secretary of Interior 1933-46, ex-NAACP Chicago president
Secretary of Interior 1933-46, ex-NAACP Chicago president
Harold Ickes
% of PWA housing units occupied by black Americans by 1940
% of PWA housing units occupied by black Americans by 1940
One-third (33%)
Black Americans employed by WPA annually (1936-40)
Black Americans employed by WPA annually (1936-40)
350,000
Black Americans taught to read/write by WPA
Black Americans taught to read/write by WPA
250,000
Head of Negro Affairs Dept, National Youth Administration
Head of Negro Affairs Dept, National Youth Administration
Mary McLeod Bethune
Young black Americans given vocational training by NYA
Young black Americans given vocational training by NYA
500,000
Leader of 'colour blind' Resettlement Administration
Leader of 'colour blind' Resettlement Administration
Rexford Tugwell
Value of land bought for Gee's Bend, Alabama (1937)
Value of land bought for Gee's Bend, Alabama (1937)
$122,000
2 forms of oppression Roosevelt didn't challenge (Parrish)
2 forms of oppression Roosevelt didn't challenge (Parrish)
Segregation and disenfranchisement