Blacks in the New Deal. The Shift from an Electoral Tradition and its Legacy
Blacks in the New Deal. The Shift from an Electoral Tradition and its Legacy

Blacks in the New Deal. The Shift from an Electoral Tradition and its Legacy


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Master's Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject American Studies - Miscellaneous, course: American civilization, language: English, abstract: This thesis deals with the reasons behind the Blacks' shift of commitment from the Republican to the Democratic Party during the New Deal period and its legacy. This recurrent phenomenon comes to the fore with every American presidential election since the first election of Roosevelt in 1932. By the coming of the New Deal they shifted their traditional electoral support to the Democratic Party. In addition, this research probes the motives behind this allegiance by examining Blacks' political, social and economic situation and its effect on the political arena. The electoral powerlessness of Blacks in the 1896-1930 period was as much the product of party affiliation as it was the result of disfranchisement. A concrete reconsideration of this process began to happen in the 1930s, when the Roosevelt administration and the New Deal made circumstances favorable. The Black shift of allegiance is interpreted in different ways: First, in relation to Black protest movements and maturation of political consciousness by the beginning of the 20th century up until the New Deal. Second, in relation to Black labor struggle and interracial issues. Third, through the achievements of Roosevelt's relief policies and the inclusion of Black intellectuals as members within the federal government. The Blacks' outpouring support for Roosevelt in 1936 cannot be explained solely by Roosevelt's initiatives on civil rights over the first New Deal. The strategic importance of Black voters in the North was converted into more federal patronage and awareness. The insistence on economic recovery combined with a sense of inclusion, was the centerpiece of the Democratic appeal to Blacks in the 1936 elections. Finally, the study concludes with an assessment of the shift and its legacy. The electoral strength of this minority increased dramatically between
About the Author: The author is an Assistant Professor at 8 Mai 1945 University, Guelma and a PhD candidate in American Studies at the University of Badji Mokhtar, Annaba. He lectures on American Civilization, Anglophone literature, language and civilization. He has held various service positions at the department (Deputy-Head of Department in charge of Pedagogy 2010- 2012, Manager of the Training Team in Charge of Subjects. He is currently the English Department Chair and Faculty Member. He has received training and research grants to Paris x, Nanterre University (France) and Jordan University, Amman (Jordan) in 2012 and 2013 respectively, and then Nanterre University again in 2014. He received a long-term research scholarship to Manchester Metropolitan University in (2015-2016).


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  • ISBN-13: 9783656696155
  • Publisher: Grin Publishing
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 317 gr
  • ISBN-10: 3656696152
  • Publisher Date: 07 Aug 2014
  • Height: 210 mm
  • No of Pages: 200
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Width: 148 mm


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