1. The New Deal Affects Many Groups
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2. MAIN IDEA
What are we studying today?

3. Terms & Names
Who was Frances Perkins?

4. 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

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

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

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

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

9. AFRICAN AMERICANS TAKE LEADERSHIP ROLES
Who was Mary McLeod Bethune?

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

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

12. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. Mexican-American Fortunes
What stops unionization of agricultural workers?

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

21. Native Americans Gain Support
Who was John Collier?

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

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

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

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

26. How do Unions support Roosevelt?
LABOR UNIONS FLOURISH

27. Why does the AFL and CIO split?
LABOR UNIONS FLOURISH

28. Why is a sit-down strike effective?
LABOR DISPUTES

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

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

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