continuation of the Jim Crow laws Flashcards
what was the situation of lynching during the era of the new deals
it would continue throughout this era and anti-lynching bills again failed to pass
brief summary of the failure of the anti-lynching bills in the new deal era
1934 - NAACP supported senators Costigan + Wagner in their introduction of the anti-lynching bill, however southern democrats organised a filibuster and the bill died.
After nation wide coverage of the death and torture of a black man, Claude Neal, a second Costigan-Wagner Bill was introduced. Again, southern democrats organised a filibuster, this one lasting seven weeks.
how many eligible black voters were registered in the south in 1941
3%
what was the situation of black Americans voting during the era of the new deals
most black Americans remained unable to exercise the vote in the south between 1933-1941
how did southern white registars deter black people from voting
- literacy tests
- poll tax
- violence and intimidation
brief case summary of Breedlove V Suttles
- Breedlove ( a white man) tried but failed to get the Supreme Court to out law the poll tax
- Breedlove wasn’t allowed to vote because he denied to pay the $1 annum poll tax of the state of Georgia
what were the Jim Crow Laws a reminder of
black inferiority
why did Roosevelt lack in his support for civil rights legislation
- although he was the first president since 1870s to denounce lynching as murder, he never fully supported the anti-lynching bills of 1934,1935 and 1937
- this is because he didn’t want to alienate southern white democrat voters
why was Eleanor Roosevelt important
she made her position clear and ensured that prominent black Americans met her husband. Eleanor herself regularly met and was photographed with black Americans and attended black functions
give examples of how Eleanor made her position clear
- showed her support to the black Tuskegee airmen during WW2
- Along with Ickes, she organised Marian Anderson to sing at Lincolns memorial before 75,000 people
- resigned from the DAR after they refused Marian Anderson to perform at the White House
- repeatedly publicised the contrast between the American myth of freedom and equality and the situation of black Americans
- 1940 - promoted national share croppers week and national committee to abolish poll tax
how was Eleanors relationship with her husband
tried to persuade him to endorse the anti-lynching legislation and urged new deal officials to provide non-discriminatory aid for blacks
what areas did Eleanor focus on prioritising for black Americans in her speech before the national urban league
economic development
in 1932 what was the % of black voters who supported the republican candidate, Herbert Hoover
70%
in 1936 what was the % of black people who told pollsters that they would vote for Roosevelt
76%
why did black Americans change votes from republican to democrat
- many benefited from the new deal relief measures and believed that Roosevelt cared for them
- Eleanor Roosevelt devoted much time and effort to assisting black Americans
- many new deal administrators were notably keen to assist black Americans
- Democratic Party responded to the growing importance of the black American vote (1936 democratic convention had 30 black delegates)
