Digital History
Digital History: African Americans and the New Deal
Article discusses why African Americans supported Franklin Roosevelt despite the slight gains in civil rights offered by the New Deal.
New Deal Network
The New Deal and the Negro: A Look at the Facts
Detailed essay discussing the socio-economic status of African Americans during the Great Drepression. Includes tables of employment and relief statistics.
University of Virginia
Ua: The New Deal for African Americans
Short essay discussing how the programs of the New Deal changed the African American political support from Republican to Democrat. Includes photo.
University of Virginia
Univ. Of Virigina: The New Deal for African Americans
Resource provides an essay describing the African Americans changing of political support from Republican to Democrat in the 1930's. Includes exerpt from archived news article.
University of Virginia
Univ. Of Virginia: The New Deal for African Americans
This site from the Virginia center for Digital History of the University of Virginia provides a very brief article which explains how the New Deal affected the African American community.