African Americans In The Age Of Roosevelt: Film Analysis

Americans in the age of Roosevelt. African Americans economy’s and rights were on the back burner. The boys in the film were almost lynched for a crime they did not commit. Lynching was not just a Roosevelt problem, it occurred in the Hoover era and both white and black could be lynched for going against the owners of mills (American Red). African Americans lived in fear of abuse or death and Roosevelt felt that the injustices that African Americans were dealing with could wait. The success of the WPA was Roosevelt’s primary focus. This could be seen as the social age of Roosevelt. Roosevelts felt that certain social problems were greater than others. Therefore, he chose the one that was near to his heart, which was the expansion of the New …show more content…
In “Uncle Tom Cabin” Reverend Taylor tries to get the African American community access to food; one man has already starved. The New Deal programs goals were to provide food aid, but again we see that the New Deal intended targets is not African Americans. Africans Americans were not the only minorities excluded by the New Deal programs; it also did not benefit Mexican Americans. Migrant workers lived in harsh conditions; in homes made of scraps. The federal housing legislation creates funding for new building and to clean slum areas; it did not keep those promises. The immigrants could not afford the cost of the program because it was fees were too high and with the low wages that immigrants earn, they could not afford better housing. The migrant farmers shelled pecans four hours a day and were only paid five to six cents an …show more content…
They tend to be less educated, had the less amount of skills and money, which led to a shortage of all kinds of jobs. The unemployment crisis causes the white farmers to take jobs that normally African Americans worked. The job markets between African American and Caucasian became a competition. If we look at back at the “Scottsboro: An American Tragedy” the movie is a perfect example of this problem. Both Caucasian and African American boys were on the railroad cars seeking the same kind of work. The boys leaving their home states were another problem that the south faces. The population was exporting, creating adequate workers to work whatever jobs that were

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African Americans In The Age Of Roosevelt: Film Analysis

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