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This newspaper article from Howard University conveys the importance of African-American council meetings in order to understand what black Americans in the nation’s capital could do to limit discrimination in New Deal programs.

Foreman, Clark. “What Hope For the Rural Negro?” Opportunity: Journal of Negro Life, Volume 11, p.105-106, April 1934.

This article, from an early version of Opportunity explains why rural African-Americans felt disenfranchised from the rest of the nation’s population. It appears that this feeling was caused by the amount of wealth going from the government to the pockets of many white individuals.

Johnson, Guy. “Discrimination in New Deal Programs,” Social Forces, p. 30, October

1934.

Explains why many minorities felt left out of the New Deal programs, and provides proof of the racism of state officials enforcing the New Deal programs (by means of dialogue between white workers in New Deal programs and officials).

The Journal of Negro Education, Volume 5, p.1-110 (many various articles), January 1936.

A wide variety of articles providing explanations for African-American discontent at the first three years of Roosevelt’s presidency. Hoover had promised prosperity, but the blacks did not experience it in his era or in the New Deal era.

Books and Articles

Badger, Anthony J. The New Deal: The Depression Years, 1933-1940. New York: Hill and Wang, 1989.

A good description of the First New Deal and what progress was made in the Second New Deal. Badger, concludes that the New Deal was an instant success for whites, but not for blacks.

Bunche, Ralph J. The Political Status of the Negro in the Age of FDR. Part I New York, 1932. Part II New York, 1968.

A recount of African-American lives in the age of New Deal programs, and how they dramatically shifted from bad to worse.

Burns, James MacGregor. Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom, 1940-1945. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc., 1970.

This book is an explanation of why the New Deal of the 1940’s treated everyone much better than in the 1930’s.

Dudley, William. The Great Depression: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven Press Inc., 1994.

A fabulous book that provides a topic of debate relating to the New Deal, and how two people can justify their claims for supporting each side of the argument. It makes use of primary source material also.

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, Volume 2, New York: Simon and Schuster Macmillan, 1996.

Explains why the Roosevelt/New Deal Era was just a continuation of the Great Depression for the African-American population.

Grolier Encyclopedia Online.

http://www.grolier.com

I looked up New Deal, African Americans, 1930’s etc.

I just found factual information about New Deal programs and Roosevelt’s presidency.

Kirby, John Byron. Black Americans in the Roosevelt Era, Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1980.

A behind-the-scenes evaluation of Roosevelt’s cabinet members during the New Deal era. Also, a large portion of this book is devoted to an explanation of Roosevelt’s lackluster effort to help African-Americans in this time of crisis.

Lash, Joseph P. Dealers and Dreamers: A New Look At The New Deal. New York: Doubleday, 1988.

A book debating both sides of the racial inequality issue. Also provides information on some of the major players in Roosevelt’s administration such as Harold Ickes.

Leuchtenburg, William E. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal 1932-1940. New York: Harper and Row, 1963.

Shows that FDR’s vision of a New Deal was quite consistent with what actually happened during his presidency. However, it makes only a little reference to African-Americans.

Louchheim, Katie. The Making of the New Deal: The Insiders Speak. Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1983.

This presented the way FDR and his administration molded the New Deal into one of the most successful reform campaigns in United States history (from a subjective standpoint of course).

Rauch, Basil. The History of the New Deal 1933-1938. New York: Capricorn Books, 1944.

An objective illustration of each New Deal programs from the First New Deal, and how their affects could be felt towards the end of the Roosevelt administration.

Schlesinger, Arthur M. The Coming of the New Deal. Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1959.

A history of the events that lead up to the New Deal and the issues that Roosevelt failed to address with his programs.

Schwarz, Jordan A. The New Dealers: Power Politics in the Age of Roosevelt. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.

A biography of Roosevelt’s cabinet members and how they contributed to the New Deal. Also, the views of many (white) Americans who praised the New Deal for its unbiased programs.

Watkins, T.H. The Great Depression: America in the 1930’s. Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1993.

An overview of the 1930’s and how many Americans’ lives were adversely impacted by the New Deal.

Videos

“The New Deal and New York,” The Great Depression, prod. Henry Hampton, 57

minutes, PBS video, 1993, videocassette.

A video focusing on the effects of New Deal programs in the city and a comparison of how both black and white industrial workers fared during the 1930’s.