Chapter 2 - The Quest for Civil rights (1917-1932) Flashcards
what percentage of US did blacks make up in 1917
10%
however 90% of the blacks lived in the south
and over half were impoverished sharecroppers
what did the Jim Crow laws do to black poeple
they were segregated from white people in public places such as schools buses and cafes
what did MLK experience as a child in the south
white friends told he couldn’t play with him
couldn’t by things from white shops and if they did it would be through a side window where no one could see
sit segregated and drink from different water fountains
what did Martin Luther king say about his childhood in the south
made him “determined to hate every white person”
what were used to prevent Black people from voting
very difficult literacy tests and poll taxes - Mostly enforced by the southern sates until the 24th Amendment
what did the inability for black people to vote lead to
all white juries and white law enforcement officials that offered little to no protection from the law for black people
why did lynching increase during the period 1917-32
because the First World War generated greater black self confidence
e.g 1918 - Georgia mob - 11 black men lynched after murder of white farmer
what was the great migration
between the years 1910-70 6 million black people migrated to northern cities such as New York or Chicago where there were greater employment opportunities, no Jim Crow laws and fewer lynchings
how did the migration benefit many black amerians lives
felt like they belonged as there was less segregation and were allowed to vote so had representation and influence
Oscar DePreist was the 1st black alderman and in 1920 became the first black American elected into the US house of representatives in the 20th century
what were the disadvantages of life in the north for black people
racism sometimes made it difficult to obtain employment
and urban accommodation was crowded and expensive
where were Black migrants concentrated in the north
ghettos such as New Yorks, Harlem
ghettos were areas of poor people made up mostly or solely of the same ethnicity
why were black people concentrated into the ghettos
it was where there friends and relations lived
white Americans ensured Black Americans couldn’t live alongside them or have access to white schools
why did the great migration increase racial tensions outside of the south
small Black populations in the north that weren’t perceived to be threatening before began to grow
and as there numbers increased they were increasingly resented
what did Detroits population increase by from 1910-30 due to the great migration
from 5741 in 1910
to 120.066 in 1930
2400% population increase
due to the greta migration what did the membership of the Ku Klux Klan increase by
100,000 in 1921
4 million in 1924
