Florida US History EOC Practice Exam

One of the criticisms of Roosevelt's New Deal policies was that they did not address civil rights issues. During the 1930s, while many Americans were benefiting from various New Deal programs designed to combat the Great Depression, racial minorities, particularly African Americans, often found that these programs were not equally accessible to them.

The New Deal primarily helped white Americans, and many relief programs operated under the influence of local officials who discriminated against people of color in their implementation of aid. Additionally, key political support for the New Deal was often dependent on Southern white Democrats, who resisted any measures that would promote civil rights for African Americans. This failure to adequately address civil rights became a significant criticism and would continue to fuel civil rights movements in later decades, highlighting the gap between the New Deal's goals of equality and opportunity and the reality for marginalized communities.