POLITICS AND THE NEW DEAL

THEODORE BILBO

THEODORE BILBOBilbo was involved in many scandals and accounts of voting fraud.Even with all the scandals, the people of Mississippi voted on him for senator and lieutenant governor.Bilbo became governor of Mississippi in 1916.He was a lot like Vardaman. He had some racist views, and he supported poor, white farmers.

HENRY WHITFIELD

HENRY WHITFIELDWhitfield ran for governor against Bilbo in 1924.Whitfield expected to have the edge because women were voting for the first time. He won the election.He said that education was the state’s salvation

WHITFIELD AND BUSINESS

Whitfield reversed many policies that had restricted big business.

WHITFIELD AND AFRICAN AMERICANS

1. Very strict on lynching laws2. Spoke to black organizations3. Visited and funded black schools4. Welcomed them into his office5. Listened to their problems

WHITFIELD AND BILBOWhitfield passed away in 1927, and Bilbo returned as governor.Bilbo is not as successful this time because the legislature ignored him, and the Great Depression hit in 1929.

THE GREAT MIGRATIONMigration: The movement of people from one place to another.The Great Migration refers to the mass movement of African Americans from cities in the South to cities in the North.Why leave?1. Poverty2. Segregation3. Better opportunities and more work in

the North

THE GREAT MIGRATION

EFFECTS OF THE GREAT MIGRATION

1. Labor shortage in Mississippi2. African Americans were forced to

stay3. In Hattiesburg and Jackson, police

arrested anyone trying to buy a train ticket.

4. Black economic status declined

FRANKLIN ROOSEVELTElected president in 1933.Spent his first 100 days of the presidency concentrating on immediate relief for the country.

THE NEW DEALNew Deal: A series of programs passed during the administration of FDR designed to relieve the suffering from the Great Depression

THE NEW DEALWPA (Works Progress Administration): Hired unemployed people to build much needed public projects such as roads, parks, and schools.

THE NEW DEALCCC (Civilian Conservation Corps): Hired the unemployed to work on environmental projects such as planting trees and conserving the soil.

THE NEW DEALAAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration): Designed to help farmers get better equipment and more pay for their crops.Paid some farmers to stop planting on their land.

MIKE CONNERElected governor of Mississippi in 1932He imposed the sales tax on Mississippi to help us out of the Great Depression

HUGH WHITEElected governor of Mississippi in 1936Established the BAWIBAWI: Balance Agriculture With Industry

WWIIThe United States is drawn into WWII on December 7, 1941.How does WWII help to alleviate the struggles with the Great Depression?1. Provided jobs in wartime industries2. Military pay and benefits

CRIME DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Prohibition: A time when the making and selling of alcohol was illegal.Moonshine: Illegally distilled liquorKiln Lightning: The moonshine produced in Mississippi during the prohibition era.