The South and the New Deal /

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When Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in as president, the South was unmistakably the most disadvantaged part of the nation. The region's economy was the weakest, its educational level the lowest, its politics the most rigid, and its laws and social mores the most racially slanted. Moreover, the...

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Autor principal: Biles, Roger, 1950- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2006.
Edición:Paperback edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Economic history.
New Deal, 1933-1939
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
New Deal > États-Unis (Sud)
New Deal, 1933-1939 > Southern States.
Southern States.
États-Unis (Sud) > Conditions sociales.
États-Unis (Sud) > Conditions economiques > 1918-
États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 1865-1951.
Southern States > Social conditions.
Southern States > Economic conditions > 1918-
Southern States > History > 1865-1951.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:When Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in as president, the South was unmistakably the most disadvantaged part of the nation. The region's economy was the weakest, its educational level the lowest, its politics the most rigid, and its laws and social mores the most racially slanted. Moreover, the region was prostrate from the effects of the Great Depression. Roosevelt's New Deal effected significant changes on the southern landscape, challenging many traditions and laying the foundations for subsequent alterations in the southern way of life. At the same time, firmly entrenched values and institu.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9780813157344

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