Limitations of the New Deal :
Limitations of the New Deal The pay was only a minimum wage of 25 cents an hour
Minorities were not aided as well as white men
Some say it didn’t do enough
Others say it helped the wrong people
Minorities and the New Deal :
Minorities and the New Deal NRA codes permitted lower wages for women
Men and boys were hired over women for the relief and aid jobs
Racial segregation in the federal relief programs of the south
The men running the relief jobs were usually white; therefore racism was present
African Americans were “the last hired, first fired”
Various Dissenters :
Various Dissenters The American Liberty League
Alfred E. Smith, former Democratic Presidential Candidate
The New Deal did too much by limiting individual freedom
EPIC and Upton Sinclair (Famous for “Jungle”)
The New Deal needs to do more
Ran for governor in California
“End Poverty in California”
State should take over factories and farms
“I Was For FDR Before I was Against Him” :
“I Was For FDR Before I was Against Him” Demagogues
Leaders who manipulate people with half truths
Father Coughlin
Catholic Priest in the Diocese of Detroit
In 1934 his radio broadcast reached 10 million listeners
Changed positions often (Nationalism and Private Property)
The National Union for Social Justice
Huey Long
Louisiana Governor then Senator
Share-Our-Wealth Plan
Tax anyone with over $1 million
Father Coughlin :
Father Coughlin
Huey Long :
Huey Long