The Other America 19.4. Rural poor, white dominence Rural poor, white dominence Urban Renewal Urban Renewal Inner city conditions Inner city conditions.

The Other The Other AmericaAmerica

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The Other AmericaThe Other America Rural poor, white dominenceRural poor, white dominence Urban RenewalUrban Renewal Inner city conditionsInner city conditions Mexican immigrants, native Mexican immigrants, native

americansamericans Termination policyTermination policy

VocabularyVocabulary Urban RenewalUrban Renewal

BracerosBraceros

Termination policyTermination policy

Tearing down rundown Tearing down rundown housing and building low housing and building low income housing. income housing. Improving conditionsImproving conditions

Hired hands, mexicansHired hands, mexicans Eliminated federal Eliminated federal

economic support, economic support, discontinued reservation discontinued reservation system, distributed tribal system, distributed tribal lands to workers/ farmers.lands to workers/ farmers.

Urban PoorUrban Poor James Baldwin= James Baldwin=

author who wrote author who wrote about struggling about struggling economicallyeconomically

5 million african 5 million african americans move to americans move to urban north. urban north.

Most minorities lived Most minorities lived in slums of the city. in slums of the city.

¼ of American ¼ of American population was under population was under poverty levelpoverty level

National Housing Act National Housing Act tore down old houses tore down old houses and built bigger ones.and built bigger ones.

New cabinet for New cabinet for president president concentrated on concentrated on improving housing improving housing conditions.conditions.

Urban RenewalUrban Renewal National Housing National Housing

Act put in place to Act put in place to construct new construct new houses, and give houses, and give every American every American family decent living family decent living conditions.conditions.

Houses were torn Houses were torn down and new down and new complexes were complexes were created.created.

Some cases like Some cases like the Barrios in LA the Barrios in LA were torn down to were torn down to build Dodgers build Dodgers Stadium. The poor Stadium. The poor moved from one moved from one ghetto to another, ghetto to another, and the and the construction did construction did not help them at not help them at all. all.

Natives and Mexicans Natives and Mexicans StruggleStruggle

► Mexicans got Mexicans got citizenship with citizenship with annexation of southern annexation of southern US in 19US in 19thth century. century.

► WWII, braceros were WWII, braceros were allowed into US.allowed into US.

► Mexicans formed units Mexicans formed units in the military in the military especially for them.especially for them.

► Mexican veterans like Mexican veterans like Felix Longoria were Felix Longoria were discriminated against discriminated against after the war.after the war.

► Snyder Act grants Snyder Act grants citizenship to Natives. citizenship to Natives.

► 1944, establish the 1944, establish the National Congress of National Congress of American Indians.American Indians.

► 65,000 natives 65,000 natives volunteer for the volunteer for the service. service.

► Outsiders and farmers Outsiders and farmers took the land the tribes took the land the tribes left when they went to left when they went to war.war.

Termination PolicyTermination Policy Government gave up its effort toward natives. Government gave up its effort toward natives. Cut all economic support, discontinued the Cut all economic support, discontinued the

reservation system, and divided their lands.reservation system, and divided their lands. This policy relocated 35,000 natives to cities, This policy relocated 35,000 natives to cities,

where they were unable to find work because of where they were unable to find work because of lack of skills and racial discrimination. lack of skills and racial discrimination.

The federal cut of programs for the natives also The federal cut of programs for the natives also left them without access to medical care.left them without access to medical care.

Review QuestionsReview Questions

What was a bracero?What was a bracero? A] hired hand, mexicanA] hired hand, mexican B] a poor southernerB] a poor southerner C] a African American that migrated north.C] a African American that migrated north.

Review QuestionReview Question

After the Snyder Act, the Native After the Snyder Act, the Native Americans were granted citizenship and Americans were granted citizenship and 65,000 of them joined the military.65,000 of them joined the military.

TRUE OR FALSE?TRUE OR FALSE?

Works Cited

The textbook, The Americans Reconstruction of the 21st Century