Title: What Was the New Deal? | Living New Deal
Headings: What Was the New Deal?
What Was the New Deal?
Economic Recovery
Jobs, Wages and Income Security
Public Works and Modernization
Civic Uplift

Content: Because it was well built, most New Deal infrastructure is still in use today. Civic Uplift
The New Deal touched every state, city, and town, improving the lives of ordinary people and reshaping the public sphere. New Dealers and the men and women who worked on New Deal programs believed they were not only serving their families and communities, but building the foundation for a great and caring society. In less than a decade, the New Deal changed the face of America and laid the foundation for success in World War II and the prosperity of the postwar era – the greatest and fairest epoch in American history. Most of all, the New Deal inspired a civic, cultural, and economic renaissance. Unfortunately, the New Deal is fading from the collective memory of Americans — a casualty of time, neglect, and politics. The Living New Deal is making visible that enduring legacy. To find out more, click below for briefs on New Deal programs, New Deal leaders, New Deal Inclusion and The New Deal Worked, as well as a timeline of the New Deal. You can also use the pull down menu under “The New Deal” on any page
New Deal Programs
New Deal Timeline
New Dealers
New Deal Inclusion
The New Deal Worked
For a further introduction, see: The First New Deal – a lecture powerpoint by Richard Walker (2019)
New Deal in Brief by Richard Walker (2011)
R. Walker & G. Brechin, The Living New Deal: