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==U.S. House of Representatives==

==U.S. House of Representatives==

===1930s===

===1930s===

During the [[New Deal]] era as many black voters who traditionally supported the [[Republicans]] began to favor the [[Democratic Party]] only for short-term economic benefits during the [[Great Depression]] (though well-aware of the party's history of [[racism]]),<ref>[https://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/BAIC/Historical-Essays/Keeping-the-Faith/Party-Realignment--New-Deal/ Party Realignment And The New Deal]. ''history.house.gov''. Retrieved February 15, 2021.</ref> Martin worked to maintain the [[Republican Party]] commitment to helping blacks as a priority.<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/1407698?seq=1 Black Republicans during the New Deal: The Role of Joseph W. Martin, Jr.]. ''JSTOR''. Retrieved February 15, 2021.</ref>

During the [[New Deal]] era as many black voters who traditionally supported the [[Republicans]] began to favor the [[Democratic Party]] only for short-term economic benefits during the [[Great Depression]] (though well-aware of the party's history of [[racism]]),<ref>[https://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/BAIC/Historical-Essays/Keeping-the-Faith/Party-Realignment--New-Deal/ Party Realignment And The New Deal]. ''history.house.gov''. Retrieved February 15, 2021.</ref> Martin worked to maintain the [[Republican Party]] commitment to helping blacks as a priority,<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/1407698?seq=1 Black Republicans during the New Deal: The Role of Joseph W. Martin, Jr.]. ''JSTOR''. Retrieved February 15, 2021.</ref> holding powerful positions within the Republican establishment during the time in the [[RNC]] and as a campaign manager for [[Alf Landon]], a [[Moderate Republican]] who unsuccessfully challenged [[FDR]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1936|1936 presidential election]].

==See also==

==See also==