Even though the president respected the African American race, he never used the New Deal to assist the African Americans. Most of the policies actually harmed their race and it was done to please the southern democrats. FDR knew the only way his legislations were going to get support from the southern Democrats is if the legislation discriminated against African Americans, which they did. Some things the New deal did to discriminate against blacks were the NRA, the FHA, the AAA, and the lack-their-of civil right