African Americans have a very rough lively hood. They weren’t allowed to do a lot of
things because of the color of their skin. From the mid 1940s to the 1960s there were many
significant events that affected the status of African Americans. In 1940 World War II began an
incredible resurrection of the economy opening many opportunities for African Americans.
Although, farming was their largest type of employment and black farmers suffered under
decades of low farm prices and hard times, many blacks would take advantage of these events.
African Americans tried very hard to gain a living even with the odds they had to deal with.
From 1954 to 1968 the Civil Rights Movement began to secure equal access to and opportunities
for the basic rights of U.S. …show more content…
In 1941, President Roosevelt created the Fair Employment Practices Commission
(FEPC) which required that companies with government contracts not discriminate on the basis
of race or religion. In 1948, President Truman signed an executive order establishing the
President’s Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services,
integrating the separated military units.
On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court made their decision in the Brown vs. Board of
Education. They ruled that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment.
The Court overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision (1896). They ruled that “separate but
equal” schools for blacks were naturally unequal and unconstitutional. Even though this ruling
was specific to public schools, it also implied that other segregated facilities were
unconstitutional too. Once decided, the decision was very hard to implement. There were some
southern schools that proceeded with the decision without any problems; there were some
schools, especially in Arkansas and Alabama, that weren’t that easy.
On December 1, 1955, an African American woman by the name of Rosa Parks
things because of the color of their skin. From the mid 1940s to the 1960s there were many
significant events that affected the status of African Americans. In 1940 World War II began an
incredible resurrection of the economy opening many opportunities for African Americans.
Although, farming was their largest type of employment and black farmers suffered under
decades of low farm prices and hard times, many blacks would take advantage of these events.
African Americans tried very hard to gain a living even with the odds they had to deal with.
From 1954 to 1968 the Civil Rights Movement began to secure equal access to and opportunities
for the basic rights of U.S. …show more content…
In 1941, President Roosevelt created the Fair Employment Practices Commission
(FEPC) which required that companies with government contracts not discriminate on the basis
of race or religion. In 1948, President Truman signed an executive order establishing the
President’s Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services,
integrating the separated military units.
On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court made their decision in the Brown vs. Board of
Education. They ruled that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment.
The Court overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision (1896). They ruled that “separate but
equal” schools for blacks were naturally unequal and unconstitutional. Even though this ruling
was specific to public schools, it also implied that other segregated facilities were
unconstitutional too. Once decided, the decision was very hard to implement. There were some
southern schools that proceeded with the decision without any problems; there were some
schools, especially in Arkansas and Alabama, that weren’t that easy.
On December 1, 1955, an African American woman by the name of Rosa Parks