How effective were the NAACP in aiding civil rights in this period (1920s)? Flashcards
what does zeitgheist mean?
-feeling of the time
Did the situation change for black Americans in the South?
-mainly remained the same but there were some attempts to make lynching a crime
What was the South like for AAs in the 1920s?
-poor, unskilled workers focused on survival rather than civil rights
-segregation continued, reinforcing education issues
-radical black northern newspapers were kept from the south
-there were some attempts ot make lynching a crime (anti-lynching law) as a method of securing justice
-Southern state law continued to undermine federal law->they like to do what they want
When was Marcus Garvey’s influence?
-1916-1925 but he swiftly fell from grace
Who was Marcus Garvey inspired by?
-inspired by Booker T Washington->focused on education and improving economic situation
What was Marcus Garvey’s skills?
-he was an effective orator and wrote newspapers
What did Marcus Garvey argue?
-he argued that African Americans needed to be proud of their heritage
-he argued that integration was pointless, blacks needed to run their own affairs ->his ideas were supported by frustrated working class
What did Marcus Garvey lack?
-he lacked political strategy and didn’t address socio-economic problems
What Marcus Garvey Northern or Southern?
Northern
When was Oscar de Priest’s influence?
-1871-1951
When was Oscar de Priest elected to congress?
-was elected to congress in 1928
-first since 1900
What did Oscar de Priest represent?
-Chicago’s south side
How did Oscar de Priest represent what African Americans could do and what did he do?
-didn’t support aspects of the New Deal which would have proved useful
-won admiration for his stand against segregation in Washington
-took on speaking assignments in the south despite threats
-black middle class could potentially galvanise the campaign->Racial Uplift action
Why do you think that having a political voice/ representation was so important in congress?
-without representation or political voices AAs rights wouldn’t change and their rights would be harder to improve
-adds gravitas to the population->impacts views of AAs in politics
