AP+2014+New+Deal+Programs+that+benefited+whites+over+blacks


 * New Deal programs that benefited whites over blacks**

 New Deal Programs that affected whites over blacks- Aim- Gabi

The New Deal programs which ultimately benefited whites over blacks were intended to bring the United States out of the economy, rather than tackle the civil rights movement. One such program was the Social Security Act which, “excluded those job categories blacks traditionally filled” (“African Americans”). While the Social Security Act benefited many whites, it was a program created to satisfy the majority of the voters and white politicians in order to maintain the general public’s support of President Roosevelt. However, it must also be noted that the Social Security Act was intended to, “...provide old-age pensions for workers... unemployment insurance… and aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind and physically disabled” (“New Deal”). Its intentions which were not work-related were open to people of all races, indicating that any racism that occurred in the implementation of the New Deal on those counts is due to the racism of other politicians whose vision was to continue treating blacks as they had been in the past. The Social Security Act and many other programs of the New Deal which involved labor and benefits ultimately harmed blacks, which is indicative of a neglect to attempt to aid blacks in their new roles in society through the creation of New Deal programs.

Sources "African Americans and the New Deal."UH - Digital History. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2013. "New Deal Achievements." Franklin D. Roosevelt - American Heritage Center, Inc.. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2013.

Audience

New Deal Programs that affected whites over blacks-Audience- Amanda

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal consisted of multiple programs designed to help pull the American People out of the Great Depression. The majority of these programs were geared towards caucasian people, as opposed to African American people, because the caucasian people benefited from the programs more than the African American people benefited from the programs. Writer Jim Powell states, “If FDR’s New Deal policies weren’t conceived with racist intent, they certainly had racist consequences,” (Powell), which supports the audience being a caucasian majority. Many of the bills are geared to help promote employment and bring more money into the economy and people’s hands, but ended up harming the African American people because they lacked the education and social acceptance that the caucasian people had. Because the New Deal programs helped the caucasian people more than the African American people, it can be inferred that the caucasian people are the audience of this bill.

Sources Powell, Jim. "Why Did FDR's New Deal Harm Blacks? | Cato Institute." Cato Institute | Individual Liberty, Free Markets, and Peace. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2013. "New Deal Achievements." Franklin D. Roosevelt - American Heritage Center, Inc.. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2013.

Cultural



New Deal Programs that affected whites over blacks- Cultural- Lauren

It is known on a cultural scale the vast impact that the New Deal had negatively on African Americans as well as Latino workers in agriculture. The conscience efforts that the Southern and Southwestern legislature placed on excluding African Americans from their programs is numerous in that specific region. “...it is also true that key programs of the New Deal consciously excluded blacks. Black farmers were excluded directly from the agricultural programs and were often forced off the land” ("The Real Deal"). Although times have changed to deem negative racial implication to be unlawful, this has affected African Americans through the decades, and even today society is still feeling the effects of racism, more specifically, through the New Deal programs. Additionally, the Works Progress Administration was used to help the unemployed find work, especially in more machine-devoted industries and not farming (“FDR creates”). By focusing on improving the industrial areas of the nation where few blacks lived at the time, FDR’s New Deal programs ultimately did not always benefit everyone in the nation.

Sources: Dawson, Michael. "New Deal, Republicans, Economy, Great Depression." Black News, Opinion, Politics and Culture - The Root. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2013. "FDR creates the WPA — History.com This Day in History — 5/6/1933." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Historical

New Deal Programs that benefited whites over black- Historical- Maddy

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Many of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s new deal plans were discriminating against African Americans. The most evident of these was the National Industrial Recovery act of 1933. “The NRA...not only offered whites the first crack at jobs, but authorized separate and lower pay scales for blacks” (“African Americans”). The second most evident racist act was the social security act. “This act established a system that provided old-age pensions for workers, survivors benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, and aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind and physically disabled” (“New Deal Achievements”). However, this act excluded african americans and strictly catered to white people.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sources <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"African Americans and the New Deal."UH - Digital History. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2013. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"New Deal Achievements." Franklin D. Roosevelt - American Heritage Center, Inc.. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2013.