The New Deal Affects Many Groups 15.3

MAIN IDEA What are we studying today?

Terms & Names Who was Frances Perkins?

A PERSONAL VOICE PEDRO J. GONZÁLEZ “ Seeing how badly they treated Mexicans back in the days of my youth I could have started a rebellion. But now there could be a cultural understanding so that without firing one bullet, we might understand each other. We [Mexicans] were here before they [Anglos] were, and we are not, as they still say, ‘undesirables’ or ‘wetbacks.’ They say we come to this land and it’s not our home. Actually, it’s the other way around.” —quoted in the Los Angeles Times, December 9, 1984 A PERSONAL VOICE PEDRO J. GONZÁLEZ

A PERSONAL VOICE PEDRO J. GONZÁLEZ What is ironic in the statement? A PERSONAL VOICE PEDRO J. GONZÁLEZ

WOMEN MAKE THEIR MARK How did Roosevelt help women in politics?

WOMEN MAKE THEIR MARK Why was discrimination against women in the workplace so difficult to overcome?

WOMEN MAKE THEIR MARK How was discrimination against women shown in the New Deal programs?

AFRICAN AMERICANS TAKE LEADERSHIP ROLES Who was Mary McLeod Bethune?

AFRICAN AMERICANS TAKE LEADERSHIP ROLES What was the “Black Cabinet”?

AFRICAN AMERICANS TAKE LEADERSHIP ROLES Why was Marian Anderson’s performance so important?

PERSONAL VOICE WALTER WHITE “ Her hands were particularly noticeable as she thrust them forward and upward, trying desperately . . . to touch the singer. They were hands which despite their youth had known only the dreary work of manual labor. Tears streamed down the girl’s dark face. Her hat was askew, but in her eyes flamed hope bordering on ecstasy. . . . If Marian Anderson could do it, the girl’s eyes seemed to say, then I can, too.” —A Man Called White

PERSONAL VOICE WALTER WHITE What impact does Anderson’s performance have?

THE PRESIDENT FAILS TO SUPPORT CIVIL RIGHTS Why doesn’t Roosevelt work harder for African American rights?

THE PRESIDENT FAILS TO SUPPORT CIVIL RIGHTS What is a poll tax?

THE PRESIDENT FAILS TO SUPPORT CIVIL RIGHTS How does Roosevelt’s government discriminate?

THE PRESIDENT FAILS TO SUPPORT CIVIL RIGHTS What was the Southern Tenant Farmers Union?

Mexican-American Fortunes What job was most often associated with Mexican-American workers?

Mexican-American Fortunes What stops unionization of agricultural workers?

Mexican-American Fortunes How does the New Deal discriminate against Mexican- Americans?

Native Americans Gain Support Who was John Collier?

Native Americans Gain Support What does the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 do?

Native Americans Gain Support How does the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 help?

FDR Creates the New Deal Coalition What was the New Deal Coalition? FDR Creates the New Deal Coalition

FDR Creates the New Deal Coalition What is the impact of the New Deal Coalition? FDR Creates the New Deal Coalition

How do Unions support Roosevelt? LABOR UNIONS FLOURISH

Why does the AFL and CIO split? LABOR UNIONS FLOURISH

Why is a sit-down strike effective? LABOR DISPUTES

What happened at the Republic Steel plant in Chicago? LABOR DISPUTES

FDR WINS IN 1936 How is Roosevelt able to garner support for his re-election in cities?

FDR WINS IN 1936 What was Roosevelt’s appeal to voters?