Black People In WW2 Flashcards
1
Q
What change occurred during ww2?
A
1.1 million black people fought in the army and 600 pilots trained
400, 000 black people migrated to the north during the war
2 million worked in northern war factories however many still lived in piece rut and paid less then white people
1941 Roosevelt passed a law that all factory workers had to employ black people
2
Q
What did not change during ww2
A
The army was segregated
Blacks still were discriminated in the south
3
Q
What was the impact of WW 2 on the Civil Rights issue
A
Black people felt they ought to be rewarded for their huge
contribution in the war
Black soldiers stationed in GB experience no defeat ion environment and wanted similar treatment at home
Membership of NAACP rose from 50,000 to 450,000 after the war
