Transforming the American Work Week

How did President Roosevelt transform American perceptions about labor through a multifaceted approach that utilized both governmental policy and a more personal approach, such as the arts? 

President Roosevelt's strategy utilized governmental policies that straightforwardly changed labor in America, but his approach also took advantage of the various WPA agencies that affected people more personally. The governmental policies changed the course of labor in a more broad, distanced method, whereas the WPA projects changed the lives of the working class at a more personal level. 

Although various programs from the Federal One project were terminated, their legacies still live on today. Many of the National Park enhancements, the murals from the Federal Art Project, and the recreation buildings built through the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) remain intact and usable today. This timeline allows for the audience to contextualize which events started and ended during the New Deal era, and which still live on today, whether physically or socially. 

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The Living New Deal. "Federal Theatre Project (FTP) (1935)." Accessed December 10, 2019. https://livingnewdeal.org/glossary/federal-theatre-project-ftp-1935-1939/

The Living New Deal. "Federal Parks Reorganization (1933)." Accessed December 10, 2019. https://livingnewdeal.org/glossary/federal-parks-reorganization-1933/

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