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Why did Governor Eugene Talmadge strongly oppose President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
A.
They did not provide aid to farmers.

B.
They would reduce executive power.

C.
They would lead to industrial pollution.

D.
They provided aid to African Americans.

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D. They provided aid to African Americans.

Eugene Talmadge was a staunch segregationist and states' rights advocate who opposed New Deal programs in part because they extended federal aid and protections to Black citizens and increased federal authority, which he believed threatened white supremacy and state control.