Harry Truman Civil Rights 1945 - 1953 Flashcards
What did the Red Cross not accept from African-Americans during Truman?
Blood Donations
What was the Great Migration during Truman?
More black workers moving to the North to towns like Detroit and Chicago
What does the NAACP stand for?
National Association of the Advancement of Coloured People
What does CORE stand for?
Congress of Racial Equality
How many members did the NAACP have by 1952 during Truman?
1 million
When and who found CORE?
1942 and James Farmer
What laws were in the South for African-Americans during Truman?
Jim Crow Laws
What case stated “separate but equal” facilities during Truman?
Plessy v Ferguson
How much did voting rise for African-Americans during Truman?
1940 was 3%
1947 was 12%
Was there Jim Crow Laws in the North during Truman?
No
What type of segregation did the North and South have for African-Americans during Truman?
The North had de facto
The South had de jure
What was a reason for African-Americans moving North during Truman?
KKK
What does the NOI stand for?
Nation Of Islam
What year was NOI established and who led it?
1930 and led by Elijah Mohammed
What year did Malcom X join the NOI during Truman?
1948
How was ghettoisation caused in the North during Truman?
White flight (leaving for suburbs)
Example of the Justice System being harder on black defendant during Truman?
1946, Malcom X was sentenced 8-10 years for burglary
What civil rights groups were mainly in the North during Truman?
NOI and Urban League
What civil rights groups were mainly in the South during Truman?
CORE and NAACP
When and how did CORE desegregate interstate travel during Truman
April 1947, organised a group of 8 white and 8 black men on what was to be a 2 week bus trip in an effort to desegregate interstate travel
What did the NAACP try to do during Truman?
Undermine the Plessy ruiling
When and what was Trumans executive order about regarding civil rights?
1948 ending discrimination in the armed forces
What did “secure these rights” mean during Truman”?
1946, Truman established The Presidents Committee on Civil Rights and told its members he wanted the Bill of Rights to become a reality
When did Truman give a civil rights speech to a joint Congress?
Feb 1948
