The New Deal

African Americans & The New Deal

mixed impacts, some discriminated, some benefited

Executive Order 8802

1941 order to prohibit racial discrimination in the national defense industry

African Americans & the Great Depression

much higher unemployment rate, lower wages, struggle more intense

Murray v Person

argued against ‘seperate but equal’ education for Murray in Maryland; did not change discrimination in education but set important legal precedent

Social Security Act of 1935

US was late to adoptiing a insurance law, deepened racial and gender inequalities as it excluded many African Americans

Federal Theater Project

former slaves’s soties were recorded and produced into plays, tickets were inexpensive or free.

Tax Reform

“Wealth Tax Act” which placed higher taxes on people with high income.

National Labor Relations Act

Wagner Act, provided basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargening for better terms & take collective action. Defined unfair labor practices

labor rights through fed gov. excluded agricultural and domestic workers, which negativly impacted African Americans.

Fair Labor Standards Act

Established minimum wage, maximum working hours, and prohibited child labor.

Women & The New Deal

did not aim to support women and pushed them out of the labor market

Agriculture and domestic service sectors

had most women and African Americans and also most excluded from legislation of the New Deal