issue 6 🇺🇸 Flashcards
intro
The black civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s in the USA emerged as a more coherent organisation that had existed and were responsible for organising a number of high profile public events to highlight the continued existence of de jure segregation in the Southern states and de facto segregation in Northwen states.
- The BCRM was divided on how to achieve its aims of equality the many abandoned methods of non-violent organisations to join black radicalism
- this essay will argued that the civil rights didn’t improve the lives of black Americans
benchmark of social status
In early 1950s, blacks faced widespread racial segregation. In south, the states had implemented de jure segregation by passing the Jim Crow laws
- in 1950s and 60s, the non-violent BCRM sought to challenge these conditions by employing non-violent tactics, which were designed to demonstrate to the world the experiences of black Americans in their everyday lives
social status ? Knowledge
- Brown vs. Topeka was a legal action taken by NAACP which saw a success when the court ruled Brown which resulted In a desegregation of schools in 1954
- Sit-ins initiated when four blackcurrant college students decided to challenge segregation in an all-white restaurant. Sit-ins took place across 78 different places which involved challenging segregation in public spaces. By the end of 1960, 70,000 people had taken part in this action
Social status ? Analysis
- this improved social status of black Americans as this meant Black students could attend schools with students and led to 723 school districts being desegregated by the end of 1956-67.
- this improved social status of black Americans as the sit-ins succeeded in desegregating a number of public facilities. By the end of 1961, 810 towns and cities had desegregated public areas.
Social status ? Counter-analysis
However, there was white backlash in 1855, incited by KKK, where 250,000 white middle class southerners publicly favoured the Jim Crow laws and accused Supreme Court of “abuse of judicial power”, leading to a cut in funding for desegregation in schools and provided grants for all-white private schools.
Social status ? Evaluation
To evaluate, in terms of social status for black Americans, the non-violent BCRM had made significant strides in bringing an end to segregation through legal and economic means in the daily lives of Southern Black Americans in particular. However, there was still resentment amongst white middle-class southerners who didn’t support the integration of white and black people which hindered the amount of progress that could be made in the BCRM
political status — benchmark
Even up to 1950s, southern state legislations were in place to deny blacks their constitutional right to vote in 14th amendment through obstacles such as literacy and income qualifications
political status — knowledge
- Lyndon B. Johnson continued Kennedy’s plan to pass a civil bill in 1964. He had gained support had gained support of many religious organisations for this movement and by January 1964, 68% of Americans favoured a civil rights bill
- Johnson’s administration further passed 1965 voting act which outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes, which had a dramatic effect on south because of de jure segregation in place
Political status — analysis
This had a significant impact on improving political status of black Americans because it meant Black Americans were legally allowed to have a say in how the country was run
- this had a significant impact on improving political status of Black Americans, it was tearing down the walls of de jure segregation as franchise was further extended to even more black people
