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African-American History
March, 2017
Mr. Dillon
Chapter 17: The New Deal Era
I.
In the Throes of Economic Depression
A. The Agricultural Crisis and Black Migration
B. African American Efforts at Relief
II.
Political Resurgence
A. Election of Oscar DePriest
B. The Shift to the Democrats
C. A Growing Sense of Political Efficacy
D. Success at the State and Local Levels
III.
The Black Cabinet
A. African Americans in the National Government
B. Expanding Job Opportunities in the Federal Government
IV.
New Deal Programs
A. The Agricultural Programs
B. Other Alphabet Programs (e.g. NYA, CCC, HOLC, FHA, PWA, FERA, WPA
and the Social Security Act)
C. The Tuskegee Study
V.
Organized Labor
A. NRA
B. NLRB
C. CIO
D. AFL
E. SWOC
F. IL&WU
G. STFU
H. UCAPAWA
VI.
On the Left
A. The Appeal of Communism
B. Landmark Cases
1. Scottsboro
2. Herndon
C. The National Negro Congress and the Popular Front
D. The Southern Conference for Human Welfare
VII.
A Harvest of Human Expression
A. Augusta Savage
B. William Johnson
C. Blacks in Film
D. Black Musicians and Composers
E. The Swing Era
F. Women Vocalist
G. Marian Anderson and the Daughters of the American Revolutions