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Bezig met laden... A New Deal for Blacks: The Emergence of Civil Rights As a National Issue: The Depression Decadedoor Harvard Sitkoff
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Now with a new prologue and updated bibliography, this classic edition of Harvard Sitkoff's A New Deal for Blacks is a comprehensive account of the emergence of civil rights as a national issue within the U.S. The New Deal years are a turning point in race relations trends. They constitute awatershed of developments whose outgrowth was a broad-based social movement aimed at bringing about a fuller participation of blacks in American society.This text covers a wide variety of factors influencing civil rights and race relations in this period. It describes political and top down influences but also spends time on ideas and culture and mass mobilization. The book provides an opportunity to talk about the different types of factors thatinfluence social change and the relationship between them. Finally, the scholarship is still accurate and solid and the book is well, written avoiding jargon. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The Great Migration of blacks to the north during the 1920's and 1930's changed the equation. Although the majority of blacks still lived in the south, their numbers had become high enough in the north to have an impact on elections. As a result, Roosevelt began to ensure that blacks received part of the New Deal spoils. Roosevelt was also influenced by the interest of his wife in civil rights.
He created a black cabinet, appointed blacks to more federal posts than any of his predecessors, and apportioned part of New Deal jobs for blacks. In addition, he allowed blacks to be seated as delegates at the national convention, something not done before by either party. Republicans saw the danger and tried to court blacks by claiming that the Democrats were the party of white-supremacy. Many southern democrats were helping them by claiming that the party was becoming "the negro party". Nevertheless, Roosevelt's policies made the difference and blacks switched en masse to support the Democrats.
Sitkoff aruges that most blacks in the Depression saw little change in their day to day lives but the New Deal had fundamentally changed the issues. They were a courted part of the electorate and had more economic power than at any time in the past. Discrimination was not necessarily tolerated by whites.
He also implies that the New Deal laid the groundwork for the south's break with the Democrats. Many southerners were suspicious of the New Deal already, but the overt use of it to court the black vote was intolerable. It combined racial fears with fears of intrusive government. In addition, Roosevelt had formed a liberal coalition that could pass legislation without the south's approval. As early as the 30's, some southern democrats broke from Roosevelt and joined the Republicans. The move would continue until the 1960's, when the south would become solidly Democratic.
This is an excellent book. It is well written and argued. Anyone wishing to understand the roots of the Civil Rights movement must look at it. ( )