Gilded Age Through New Deal

The Historic Documents in this set cover the Gilded Age and the New Deal Era from 1877 through 1945.  During this period, Americans engaged in vigorous debates over Jim Crow segregation, women’s rights, immigration, prohibition, the income tax, the direct election of Senators, the role of the judiciary, corporate power, and the government’s role in regulating the economy.  These sources encompass the rich debates at the heart of the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.