Black Cabinet

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the formal name of the group?Federal Council of Negro Affairs
2. What is the presidential administration served?Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
3. Why did the Black Cabinet exist during Roosevelt's time?Because African Americans were not allowed in the official cabinet, the Black Cabinet gave them a way to speak up and make sure their voices were heard in federal decisions.
4. Who helped start the Black Cabinet?Mary McLeod Bethune, a famous educator and civil‑rights leader, helped bring the group together and gave it its name.

Federal Council of Negro Affairs: The official designation for the organized, informal advisory body of African-American federal employees during the Roosevelt administration.
New Deal: A comprehensive set of economic programs and reforms enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to address the Great Depression.
Systemic Exclusion: The practice of preventing certain groups from participating in or accessing opportunities within established institutions.
Advocacy: The act of publicly supporting or recommending a particular cause or policy.