Point in fact is that the Hoover Administration was ineffective at stemming the tide of depression or even provide relief. With that strike against him, from the dishevelled of both races, he further alienated the African-American voter by attempting to appoint Circuit Court Judge John Parker of North Carolina to the supreme court. Parker was of the mind that African-Americans in politics were detrimental to both races. However, with aid from the AFL-CIO and NAACP, lobbyists were brought into the scene and Congress voted against him.[1, p. 109]
Hoover appointee, Secretary of War, Patrick J. Hurley, was involved in an incident that did not sit well with the African-American voters. Hurley mismanaged a proposed trip to France by the American Gold Star Mothers. The trip was organised to meet the demand of American mothers whose sons were killed during World War I. First off, there were segregated accommodations for African-American mothers in New York City; while the white mothers were treated to first rate hotel rooms and accommodations, the African-American mothers were forced into boarding homes in New York's poorer neighbourhoods. The situation was similar aboard the cruise ship to France. Of the 450 African-Americans scheduled to depart from New York City, only 58 made the trip.[1, p. 110]