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CLEP US History II

Category - Political Parties

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During which presidential administration did African-American voters cease to be a solid part of the Republican base and begin transitioning into one of the Democrats’ most reliable blocs?
  1. The Dwight D. Eisenhower administration
  2. The Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
  3. The John F. Kennedy administration
  4. The Harry S. Truman administration
  5. The Lyndon B. Johnson administration
Explanation
Answer: B - During Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal Era of the 1930s and 1940s, African-American voters collectively began to transition away from the Republican Party to join the Democrats. Through the New Deal, FDR offered African-Americans improvement in their standard of living and better opportunities in education and employment. In the 1960s, the Democratic Party steadfastly supported the civil rights movement, which further encouraged the realignment. By the 1970s, 90% of African-Americans who voted in presidential races cast their ballots for Democrats.
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