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History 9-3

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New Deal Changes
Changed the role of the federal government in the economy, the power of the presidency, and the relationship of the american people to thrir government
Elenor Roosevelt
Transformed the office as First Lady from a largely ceremonial role to a position of action and deep involvement in political press
My day
Eleanor Roosevelt's newspaper column, called to live up to the goal of equal justice for all
Molly Dewson
Head of women's division of the Democratic Party, observed that Elenor provided women with an unprecedented access to the president
Francis Perkins
First female cabinet member, secretary of labor, played a leading role in establishing social security
African Americans unemployment
First to loose their jobs during the depression, almost 50 percent more than twice the national average
Black Cabinet
Group of African Americans FDR appointed to key government positions; served as unofficial advisors to the president.
Robert Weaver
First African American to serve in a cabinet; served as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under Johnson
William Hastie
First African American federal judge
Mary McLeod Bethune
A leader in the struggle for women's and black equality. She founded a school for black students, She also served as an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Civil rights reform
Struggle for social justice
Program Hurt African Americans
Several new deals hurt African Americans, evicted unneeded black sharecroppers
1887 Dawes Act
Legislation that forced Native Americans to give up their communal lands and claim individual ownership of their lands
John Collier
Head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs who introduced the Indian New Deal and pushed congress to pass Indian Reorganization Act
Indian New Deal
a program that gave Native Americans economic assistance and greater control over tribal affairs
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