Wednesday, March 3, 2010
The New Deal and Black Women
I couldn't call this blog "The New Deals Impact on Black Women" because it didn't really have any! The only jobs avaliable to them were 'pink-collar' jobs in the south, that were mostly dangerous postitions, and paid very little money. Sure, there were plenty of groups geared towards helping Americans get jobs, like the CCC, but they only helped young, white men. As if the lack of aid towards jobs wasn't enough, FDR refused to pass an anti-lynching law, making our social life just as hard, if not harder, than the working life for us. Not to be forgotten, however, are Eleanor Roosevelt, Harold Ickes, Aubrey Williams, and John Flores Sr., who worked to gain blacks at least 10% of welfare payments, which was better than nothing. As an overall "impact" though, it was very slight, and could hardly be considered an impact at all.
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eleanor was the bomb with her massive overbite. well said b weezy :)
ReplyDeleteI agree fully... The New Deal didn't help us at all... And along with FDR not passing the anti-lynching laws, he also didn't pass the ban on poll taxes. It seems like blacks had more to fear than "fear itself". We also had to fear the timid spinlessness of a government that ignored the problems of its citizens. POWER TO THE PEOPLE! XD
ReplyDeleteI thought that FDR did pass the anti-lynching laws?
ReplyDeleteYou do have a point in saying that women did receive little "new deals". But remember that most of the changes were symbolic. Not only that but their rights were limited because the women had limited views. I find it weird that women would even fight for their rights because yes, women should be equal to men however they mostly follow their husbands anyways...
ReplyDeleteI agree with Aubrey on this one. Women did follow their husbands on almost everyhing that I remember. In any cases that their opinions were different, they couldnt rally enough support to put up a good fight. Women are undertreated because it seems that a majority of them were fine with how they lived.
ReplyDeleteI see where both of you are coming from, but I'm talking about black women. While they are still women, things between them were vastly diffrent.
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