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Under FDR, the Democratic Party became identified closely with modern liberalism, which included the promotion of social welfare, unions and regulation of the economy. Civil rights were not on the party agenda at this time. FDR slways opposed the federal anti-lynching law a courted racist Southern Democrats.

Under FDR, the Democratic Party became identified closely with modern liberalism, which included the promotion of social welfare, unions and regulation of the economy. Civil rights were not on the party agenda at this time. FDR slways opposed the federal anti-lynching law a courted racist Southern Democrats.

Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York, a Republican [[New Deal]]er who supported Roosevelt, made the first efforts to court traditional African-American Lincoln Republicans into supporting the New Deal coalition. La Guardia not

Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York, a Republican [[New Deal]]er who supported Roosevelt, made the first efforts to court African-Americans, who were traditional Lincoln Republicans, into supporting the New Deal coalition. La Guardia not

only set up the rule that no African-American was to be arrested for anything, but also that police patrolling [[Harlem]] could not carry night sticks.

only set up the rule that no African-American was to be arrested for anything, but also that police patrolling [[Harlem]] could not carry night sticks.