Development of civil rights after 1945

Question 1

List of factors

Answer 1

Effective black leaders
Continuation of prejudice and discrimination
Black servicemen in WWII
Effective black organisations

Question 2

Effective black leaders

Answer 2

• Following bus boycott, MLK became the voice of the civil rights movement, Stride Toward Freedom
• Became famous for non-violent tactics, shed a harsh light on the Whites™
• Other leaders, Stokely Carmichael and Malcolm X
• More leaders meant more publicity and more opinions expressed publicly
• However due to their more drastic viewpoints, they were portrayed as nightmare characters by the press

Question 3

Continuation of prejudice and discrimination

Answer 3

• Emmett Till
• Gained a lot of media attention, many did not know racism was that bad
• Little Rock 9
• Again gained a lot of publicity - made schools mixed in Little Rock in 1959
• However it was only in Little Rock

Question 4

Black servicemen in WWII

Answer 4

• Many black people moved north during WWII to help with the industries of war, but many were turned away. A Philip Randolph organised a march to fight this.
• Led to president Roosevelt putting into action executive order 8802, one million black people were employed in 1944
• Double V campaign
• Increased NAACP membership from 50,000 to 500,000 throughout the war
• Although victory in Europe, little had been done back home.

Question 5

Effective black organisations

Answer 5

• NAACP formed in 1909, gained traction with Little Rock 9, Rosa Parks, etc.
• Gained nationwide attention for civil rights issues had a large growing membership
• Black Panther party for self defence
• Added variation to the movement, allowed more people to have their specific opinions voiced
• However, again, they were made out to be criminals by the press