Raw Deal or New Deal

 African Americans suffered during the times of the Great Depression. There were many organizations that did not want to help aid the African American in to a new life but they did not give up the fight. The African Americans were relentless in the pursuit of happiness and equality. The Double V campaign for victory at home and abroad, the March on Washington Monument, and the use of federal government, helped to write a new chapter in the history of African Americans and set the stage for the civil rights movement.[1] African Americans want to see change in their lives and community. They want better for the entire race and they fought and sacrificed blood and lives to help foster that change.  The African American organized and planned, ensuring that the fight was continued and they never lost hope. The struggle and hardship was not in vain for they overcame many adversities and this gave them the willingness to fight for more social right, they wanted to achieve.

            The March on Washington Monument was a powerful movement in African American history.  This movement allowed African Americans to create social justice for themselves and others. This movement showed that the African American community was not going to give up on the fight against racial discrimination. The African American was determined to prove the point that social justice is obtainable and would be fought for. The organizers of the movement did a get job doing it proving that African American deserved the right they were fight for. The movement was for the eliminating racial segregation in school, protect against police brutality, and job wages.  This movement helped African American and other minorities be able to enjoy many of the qualities of life that are taken for granted today.  
-Josh

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[1] Joe William Trotter Jr., “From A Raw Deal to a New Deal?: 1929-1945” in To Make Our World Anew: A history of African Americans,( New York: Oxford University Press, 2000)