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New Deal Coalition - African Americans left the Republican Party - Southern whites, farmers, industrial workers, Catholics, various urban groups (Italian Americans and Irish Americans), new immigrants, ethnic minorities including Mexican Americans, unionized workers, women, and “progressives.”
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Relief Programs - Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Largest public works program of the New Deal!! * Constructed highways, roads, streets * 125,000 public buildings * Over 800 airports and 8,000 parks * Employed actors, writers, & musicians
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Federal Arts Project
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Federal Writers Project
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Reform Programs - Wagner Act - Protect rights of workers to unionize
- Established National Labor Relations Board to investigate possible unfair labor practices
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