Impact of WW2 on Civil Rights

Question 1

What did A. Philip Randolph do in 1941 to help desegregation?

Answer 1

In May of 1941, he threatened a 100,000 strong march on Washington unless Roosevelt desegregated the military and defence industries

Question 2

What was the issue with the Employment Practices Committee?

Answer 2

Equality was patchily implemented, largely due to opponents of civil rights have a large say in what the committee did

Question 3

How much of the percentage of defence workers being black had risen?

Answer 3

In 1942, only 3% were black
In 1944, 8% were black

Question 4

What issues were arising by 1943?

Answer 4

Growing resentment over an increase of migration to the North due to the war led to large scale race riots and strikes by white people over having to work with black people

Question 5

Had views largely changed by the end of the war?

Answer 5

White people had begun to experience working with black people more so, but a poll at the end of the war showed a majority of white people still holding to racist views