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9 Cards in this Set
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DID WW1 HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE POSITION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS |
400,000 moved to urban areas where their wages were doubled to £1000 a year Black nurses could work on the field Black congratulated for amazing effort - Battle of Iowa 1 million Blacks joined army - united to win 1941 Eisenhower orded end to discrimination on defence work. |
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DID WW1 HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE POSITION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS |
47 race riots Wasnt until 1944 that blacks were allowed into combat with US marines Black nurses could only help black soldiers Only 58 black officers in Navy Jim Crow Laws came about Black soldiers earnt less Black units fought seperatly |
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EDUCATION IN 1950s |
Education was desegragated It was decided by states so different staes had different laws In late 1940s series of complaints brought NAACP and Thurgood Marshall to the attention. Supreme Court got involved Ruled that each state had to have equal education. States argued that segregated schools were not always diadvantaged and as long as tey had equal facilities segregation could continue. |
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BROWN VS TOPEKA |
NAACP brought case of Linda Brown to the Board of education in Topeka She was 8 and had to walk miles to school each day when there was a white school next to her house She was a 'testcase' for civil rights campaighners to see how the Supreme Court would handle it. In May 1954 Chief Justice Earl Warren voted in favour of Brown and ordered schools in Southern states to desegregate with 'all deliberate speed'. |
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RESULT OF LINDA BROWN |
It was a land,ark verdict and major changebegan to happenbut progresswasslowand by 1957only 12% of the 6300 schools were desegregated. |
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HIGH SCHOOL IN LITTLE ROCK |
Arkansas had had little intergration for 3 years, the Supreme Court got involved as they wanted 9 black students to go the the Litle Rock High School. Orval Faubus was against this and sent tropps to prevent them going. President Eisenhower responded by sending troops for their protection and the troops stayed for 6 weeks. This was crucial in shiwing the lengths whites would go ti to stop intergration amd showed campaigners that the government was taking action. HOWEVER BY 1964 ONLY 6% BLACKS WERE IN DESGREGATED EDUCATION. |
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MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT Rosa Park |
Rosa Parks stood up to the Bus Laws on the 1st December 1955, she was arrested and convicted |
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MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT RESPONSE |
In response campaigners formed the Montgomery Improvements Association and on the 5th December began Bus Boycotts. The first day the buses were empty, 10000 people turned out to hear a speech from MLK. It was a huge SUCCESS!!! Bus companies lost 65% income. And the supreme courteventually ruled these laws to be ilegal. |
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MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT - blacks treatment |
Blacks faced massive abuse MLK was arrested twice Car pools made illegal Racial intergrated buses shot by snipers Houses and Churches set on fire |
