HIST 1377 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Tennessee Valley Authority, Double V Campaign, Federal Art Project
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Federal government should not step in to help the unemployed. State and local government and citizens, private charity should help to bring the country out of the depression. Reluctance to use federal government extended to relief. Charitable organizations proved unable to address those needs. Loss of faith in republican party and economic philosophy. Bold economic initiatives to bring the country out of the depression. Designed to protect farmers by giving them subsidies. African american and most non-white farmers left out of the equation. Fdr addressed the american people in 30 speeches via radio. Overall point was to put people to work while rebuilding the infrastructure of the. Employed thousands of musicians intellectuals, writers, and artists. Teams of writers to collect folklore ands study various ethnic groups. Life histories and reminiscences of about 2000 former slaves. Strengthens role of federal government in lives or ordinary americans. Cemented a new electoral coalition that included liberal farmers and working class voters.
