“MY ESSAY”

During his inauguration, President Roosevelt said, “I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people”(Murphy, 2020). President Roosevelt promised to create a country where everyone felt included after his election. The new agreement promised to end racial injustice and discrimination against African Americans in the workplace. Following the Great Depression, African Americans were hurt because funding for African American cities and schools had ceased (Corbett et al., 2021). On the other hand, Roosevelt improved minority labor housing systems, agricultural policies, relief programs, and schools.

Roosevelt’s government provided unemployed immigrants with insurance and retirement benefits through the Social Security Act. As a result, the policy prevented old-age poverty and increased black Americans’ access to health care (Corbett et al., 2021). Civilian conservative corps (CCC) recruited as many black Americans as possible to reduce discrimination. Roosevelt’s government mitigated labor discrimination and ensured African Americans received equal payment and wages as whites (Murphy, 2020). African American Agricultural programs received financial incentives to produce more food and ready markets for their produce. Also, the new deal government increased housing programs through the public work administration act PWA which employed African Americans as equal to white (Murphy, 2020). The act promoted the building of houses and hospitals in all cities equally. The impoverished black Americans received financial and food aid during an economic recession. Hence, the minorities felt included in Roosevelt’s government and supported him for the second term.

The Roosevelt administration’s fiscal and social programs contributed to the end of the economic downturn by improving the lives of all citizens (Corbett et al., 2021). Public projects such as hospitals and schools were built throughout the neighborhoods to ensure that black and white people had equal access to social needs. More importantly, the agricultural acts restored the economy by compensating farmers for growing more crops. Farmers were incentivized to cultivate more land and ensure the country received enough food.

“Other Students Essay”

During the Great Depression in America in the 1930’s the economy had many struggles. Americans were losing their jobs, businesses, and their homes. Americans had barely any money for themselves and their family. Adult children often took care financially of the elderly people in their family, which made this time even harder for them (Corbett et al., 2019). During the New Deal by President Roosevelt he established the social security act, which was paid through a program by an employer and employee. This was paid over time during the working years. When an employee was 65 they could collect funds from this like a paycheck (Corbett et al., 2019). Domestic workers (nannies, maids) and farmers were excluded from this benefit which most often included African Americans and Women (Corbett et al., 2019).

Many homes were foreclosed on during the great depression due to the economy. Businesses and farms could no longer afford to pay their employees due to demand for products decreasing (Corbett et al., 2019). This left millions unable to pay their mortgages back to the banks from which they borrowed (Corbett et al., 2019). In 1933 Roosevelt passed the Home Owners loan act which the government refinanced struggling Americans mortgages (Segrue, 2017). This relieved the banks of their responsibility of  having to refinance and add more debt (Corbett et al., 2019). These government loans were extended amounts of time, usually 15 or 30 years at lower interest rates (Segrue, 2017). This ultimately helped all Americans by making housing more affordable.

The New deals by President Roosevelt gave Americans another chance. With the government regulating more, it gave the economy a chance to recover financially. More people were able to work and be paid due to businesses and their mortgages essentially being rescued by these new deals. American business owners, farmers, and workers were on the edge of losing everything and the new deals gave them back their livelihood.

Follow-Up Post Instructions

• Compare your selections and analysis of selections with those of your peers essay.
• If they chose different events, examine how yours are similar and/or different.
• If they chose the same events, build on their essay by providing additional information about the events that you have not already noted in your own essay.

 

Writing Requirements

• APA format for in-text citations and list of references
• 2 references REQUIRED, INCLUDING TEXTBOOK (counts as 1 source) FOR IN TEXT CITATION
• Link for textbook: https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history
• Chapter 24 (Section 24.4), 25, 26