Black Americans in The 1950's Flashcards
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How were Black Americans discrimiated in the 1950’s?
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- in the south, ‘Jimmy Crow’ laws enforced segregation
- in 1896 Homer Plessey challenged segragation on trains saying it was against the 14th Amendment, but Supreme Court overruled him
- Plessey v Ferguson case of 1896 upheld Jim Crow Laws.
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What was black discrimination like in the North?
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- blacks had the worst jobs
- lived in the poorest parts of towns and cities known as “ghettos”
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What was black discrimination like in the South?
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- State Laws (Jim Crows Law) enforced segragation
- Sepearte restauransts, cinema, schools and buses
- facilites in black school were much worse
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What are factors which affected the Civil Rights Movements in the 1950’s?
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- Education
- Cold War
- TV
- Growth of Cities
- New ideas
- Impact of WW2
- More migration
