S4 E6: A New Deal
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The Birth of the American Social Welfare System
In 19 34 congress passed the indian reorganization act, known as the indian new deal. That law began to reverse the federal policy of forced assimilation. It also gave back to tribes more control over their natural and cultural resources. And there's plenty of evidence things did change because regular people took action beyond casting votes. But activism by working people had an impact on corporate leadership too. Finally, the beginning was when mister newson put his name to a piece of paper that says 'c o u w i nn' in which they have a bargaining agent for the employees in those plants where they didn't even exist.
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