Continuing Problems for Blacks 1920s Flashcards

1
Q

What had caused a lot of hatred between blacks and whites?

A

Slavery

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2
Q

Why didn’t many blacks vote despite being legally able to?

A

Intimidation

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3
Q

What didn’t blacks have?

A

Good jobs or education

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4
Q

What did blacks suffer?

A

Great poverty

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5
Q

What did extremist groups such as the KKK do to blacks?

A

Persecuted blacks

Lynched, tar and feathered and branded blacks with acid

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6
Q

Who were members of the KKK?

A

Many government officials

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7
Q

How many lynchings per year?

A

Around 50

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8
Q

Why did KKK membership increase?

A

During the 1920s immigration to the USA increased

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9
Q

What did KKK membership grow to by 1928?

A

5 million

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10
Q

Who led the KKK?

A

Imperial Grand Wizard Hiram Wesley Evans

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11
Q

Where did many blacks move to to escape persecution?

A

Northern cites

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12
Q

What did New York’s black population rise to?

A

From 150,000 to 330,000

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13
Q

Black life expectancy in 1930

A

48 compared to 59 for whites

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14
Q

What did blacks pay higher rents for?

A

Poorer housing than whites

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15
Q

What were athletic groups?

A

Groups of Polish and Irish immigrants which attacked blacks in Chicago if they went into parks, playgrounds or other public places

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