Fdr Fireside Chats

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Not only did the government perform non-humane experiments on African Americans, as well as create labor unions that were against them, but also politically, they were unsure which political party they agreed with. The African American race post the civil war typically represented themselves as Republicans because the Republicans were for freeing them. This was until however Franklin D. Roosevelt became elected. President Roosevelt was the cause of the political shift in African American voting patterns because he respected their race. He would entertain African Americans when they visited the White House as well as have a number of African American advisors by his side. Roosevelt’s fireside chats also made the African Americans feel more accepted by the government. The chats were broadcasted to the country, and it was the first time something like this was done. The fireside chats were a number of broadcasts of Roosevelt talking about the problems in the US and how to fix them. Some of them including the topics of the banking crisis, the new deal, and even updates with war situations. Since the chats were broadcasted for anyone in the country to hear, it made African Americans have a sense of belonging to the US for the first time in their lives. All the things that FDR did made African Americans feel welcomed and …show more content…
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