African Americans (1920-45) Flashcards
how many blacks moved north during WW1?
400,000
how many served in armed forces during ww1?
300,000
what was the 1919 red summer?
race riots across north - due to lack of jobs and racial tensions
what music made black culture more popular?
jazz (louis armstrong)
how many mebers did the KKK have in 1920 and 1925?
100,000 and 5 million
why did the KKK decline in 1925?
grand wizard stephenson sent to prison for rape
what did marcus garvey set up in 1920?
What did he promote?
- united negro imporvement assosiation (UNIA)
- “back to africa”
why didn’t FDR pass black legislation?
needed southern democrats vote
how was the CCC bad for black people?
- run by southern racists
- only 200,000 blacks employed out of 2.75 million
what did WW2 cause Garvey employment?
- fight for civil rights with “double V campaign”
- 14% of white still unemployed so they were hired before blacks
- Randolph marched on Washington and FDR feard this so agreed to FEPC to prevent discrimination at work (41)
how were the jim crow army treated?
given unfair training and made to do menial jobs
how many black soldiers members actually abroad fighting in 1943?
79,000 out of 504,000 (white generals didn’t want them abroad)
how many black pilots were there by 1945?
600
when were the race riots in Detroit?
1943
When and what was the Monkey trial?
- 1925
- evolution not allowed to be taught in certain southern states
- shows the impact of the Bible Belt (religion)
