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Why Did President Franklin D Roosevelt Not Push the Issue

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Why did President Franklin D Roosevelt not push the issue of civil rights during the New Deal?


A) He considered it more important to maintain good political relations with southern Democrats.
B) He felt that civil rights reforms would run counter to the ideas of the New Deal.
C) A disciple of Woodrow Wilson, he believed in segregation and was a white supremacist at heart.
D) The African-American community failed to draw the president's attention to the issue.

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