Life During The New Deal
Tim Smith & Rashard Warfield
Roles of Women During the new Deal
- Eleanor Roosevelt played a major role in FDR's presidency
- France Perkins was the first woman to head an executive department i national gov.
- Women were leaders in many new deal.
Roles of African Americans
The Black Cabinet acted as an unofficial adviser to the presidents . The new Deal programs left largely unchallenged the discrimination that African Americans faced in the larger society. Roosevelt respect African Americans by saying " He was at the mercy of southern Democrats in Congress . William Hastie became the first black federal judge in U.S. History .
Artists During this Time
- Dorothea Lange was a photographer that recorded images of jobless people
- James Agee- writer that took pictures of sharecroppers in the South
- Walker Evans- took pictures of rural poverty and those struggling
Movies ...
- 80 million Americans attended a movie each week
- The Bride of Frankenstein
- King Kong
- Wizard of Oz
All were popular forms of entertainment
Radio ...
- Radio had an important role because it gave Americans news, music and sports to American's homes
- Popular radio show was the Lone Ranger
Music...
-Jazz , Swing Music i the 1930s
-Jitterbugs and the Lindy pop
Sports ....
-Joe Luis was a famous knockout boxer in the 1930s
-Babe Ruth famous baseball player in this time went to the hall of fame died