The Great Savior
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt will be remembered as a man who fostered better lives for the people of America. President Franklin championed for the employment of a good number of Americans as well as passing legislation that eased the mortgage distress on a majority of homeowners. According to employment statistics, the unemployment numbers decreased after the new deal. Additionally, President Franklin made sure that one million school-going children benefited from the hot meals program that ensured school-going children received a balanced hot meal. The move was necessary as many school-going children who had to walk for long distances had that hot meal as the only meal of the day. Qualified needy women also prepared the food, and thus they benefited from the jobs.
Minority groups such as Indians were considered in this deal as there was the formation of the Indian Emergency Conservation Program (IECP). The program was significant as it provided jobs to more than 85000 Indians. The social reformer John Collier in charge of Indian affairs also made sure that other associations such as; PWA, WPA, CCC, and NYA hired natives Americans. Other native tribes were also offered loans that enabled them to thrive in different enterprises such as livestock production, tourism, and even fishing. As much as President Franklin made sure all these people were assisted in one way or the other, the black Americans were left out, and life even got harder for them. Jobs were not available for them while Poll taxes were still in effect. Additionally, the president failed to support an anti-lynching bill since he feared that democrats would block his bills if he tried to interfere with the race subject. So except his failure in addressing the race issue, President Franklin was successful in ending the great depression that had affected many Americans.