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Groups Affected by The New Deal
African Americans
Allowed for the organization of a "Black Cabinet" of influential African Americans to advise the Roosevelt administration on racial issues.
So many African Americans were able to have a voice in the White House which was never seen before
There was a growth of activism by African Americans that was witnessed during this time
Roosevelt appointed more than 100 to key positions in the government
Mexican Americans
Established camps for migrant farm workers in California
Hired thousands of Puerto Ricans in need of employment
Allowed the hiring of unemployed Mexican Americans on relief jobs throughout the southwest, both rural and urban
The PRRA fundamentally transformed Puerto Rico's economy and living conditions, fixed schools, sewers, roads, etc.
Native Americans
Helped to restore some reservation lands to tribal ownership
The number of boarding schools for Native American children was reduced, and children could attend school on the reservations
Allowed Native Americans to receive full citizenship by law
Helped move away from assimilation and toward Native American autonomy
