The 1940s to the 1960s, was a crucial time period in the Civil Rights Movement of America. Segregation happened only if you want it to happen.There were quite a bit of lies that were taught and that are still being taught to students today. Racism was not confined to the deep south, it was spread all through America. The federal government did not always come to the rescue for minorities. The government knew what was going on, but did not do much to stop it. They observed, and once something absolutely terrible happened then they intervened. African Americans' were told to be patient by Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ), but it was clear there could be more done. These factors in addition to many people being born in poverty, lead to the movement we
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The March on Washington Movement, in 1941, was a march lead by A. Philip Randolph. Randolph was a socialist and a labor leader. The plan was for 100,000 African Americans to march on the nations capital. Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) contacted A. Phillip Randolph and pleaded for the march's cancelation. FDR could not allow this march to take place. Randolph canceled the march and in return, FDR gave Randolph the Fair Employee Practice Commission (FEPC) though it had little power. Randolph's reputation was ripped apart by the increasingly influential black newspapers. In the end, it was a good thing A. Phillip Randolph took FDR's deal. Randolph was bluffing; he did not have the 100,000 people to march. Although the march did not take place, it was a step in the right direction for African Americans. Morgan v Virginia was a law that intertwined with the Journey of Reconciliation. Morgan v Virginia (1946) struck down Jim Crow laws and outlawed all segregation on bus routes. In 1947, The Journey of Reconciliation tested if those laws were being enforced. African Americans traveled on buses in the upper South knowing that it was dangerous. The passengers were beaten and were nearly lynched. African Americans waited for the federal government to intervene, but they did not do
The March on Washington Movement, in 1941, was a march lead by A. Philip Randolph. Randolph was a socialist and a labor leader. The plan was for 100,000 African Americans to march on the nations capital. Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) contacted A. Phillip Randolph and pleaded for the march's cancelation. FDR could not allow this march to take place. Randolph canceled the march and in return, FDR gave Randolph the Fair Employee Practice Commission (FEPC) though it had little power. Randolph's reputation was ripped apart by the increasingly influential black newspapers. In the end, it was a good thing A. Phillip Randolph took FDR's deal. Randolph was bluffing; he did not have the 100,000 people to march. Although the march did not take place, it was a step in the right direction for African Americans. Morgan v Virginia was a law that intertwined with the Journey of Reconciliation. Morgan v Virginia (1946) struck down Jim Crow laws and outlawed all segregation on bus routes. In 1947, The Journey of Reconciliation tested if those laws were being enforced. African Americans traveled on buses in the upper South knowing that it was dangerous. The passengers were beaten and were nearly lynched. African Americans waited for the federal government to intervene, but they did not do