obsticles to the development of civil rights Flashcards
legal impediments ku
jim crow laws were introduced in mainly southern states to control black lives such as black children having to go to separate schools and received anninferior education.
legal impediments a
arguably blacks were denied their civil rights as the jim crow laws made sure black and white people were segregated. making them second class citizens they made segregation and white supremacy respectable.
legal impediments ca
it can be argued that legal impediments were not a significant obstacle to all blacks achieving their civil rights as they were less severe in the northern states.
legal impediments e
in evaluation legal impediments we’re an obstacle to civil rights for black people. most laws were passed between 1870 and 1900.
legal impediments ku
the supreme court decided it was acceptable to keep whites and blacks segregated as long as equal facilities were provided
legal impediments a
it can be argued that an obstacle to civil rights was the supreme courts separate but equal decision which made jim crow laws legal. making segregation acceptable.
kkk ku
the kkk used violence to scare blacks. the victims that did not do what the kkk said would be kidnapped whipped murilated and murdered.
kkk a
it can be argued that the kkk were an obstacle to civil rights as their violence scared many blacks into silence and prevented them speaking about black civil rights.
kkk ku
important people like judges and lawyers were klan members meaning the kkk had an influence on law and politics.
kkk a
it can also be argued that the kkk were an obstacle to the achievement of civil rights as they had support in high places and powerful members could use their power to stop the black civil rights movement.
kkk ca
popularity of the group started to drop in the 1930s so they didn’t have as much of an influence.
kkk e
in evaluation the kkk had an influence however the klan was not as active in the northern states so was less of an obstacle there.
lack pol influence ku
to vote in the usa you had to register and many states made up voting qualifications such as paying a poll tax whiling was too high for most blacks to pay
lack pol infl a
it can be argued that lack of political influence was an obstacle in the achievement of civil rights as many blacks could not vote against jim crow laws and discrimination they faced
lack pol influence ku
presidents like woodrow wilson removed blacks from government positions and segregated eating areas.
lack pol infl a
arguably the american presidents of the 1920s were an obstacle as they were unwilling to take action to end the discrimination towards black americans. approval by presidents made discrimination acceptable.
lack pol influence ca
however there were thousands of blacks who could still vote and there were fewer voting qualifications in the north
lack pol influence e
in evaluation lack of political influence was an obstacle. however the voting qualifications applied to all so this was seen as fair or were the qualifications designed to trip up blacks.
divisions in black community a
it can be argued that an obstacle to the achievement of civil rights was the inhabity of early civil rights leaders to focus on having the same ideas about how segregation and discrimination could be ended.
divisions in black community ku
two early civil rights leaders booker t washington and marcus garvey had very different views. booker t washington believed that black americans should integrate into the white way of life by getting an education. marcus garvey believed that whites were the devils and discouraged integration and incourages skilled blacks to move to africa.
divisions in black community a
it can also be argued that an obstacle to civil rights was the failure of early civil rights leaders to coordinate a movement with the same methods to work together to end discrimination.
divisions in black community ku
booker t washington set up the tuskegee normal institute which gave young blacks practical skills to help them integrative into white lives. in contrast marcus garvey set up a black republic in africa and created the black star line a shipping line to take black americans there.
divisions in black community ca
however although the leaders had different beliefs and didn’t like eachothers ideas they each still did their bit in raising awareness of civil rights campaign. making them less of an obstacle.
popular prejudice lu
sharecropping kept many blacks unfairly in poverty or debt and ensured they remained socially inferior to whites
pop prejudice a
it can be argued that sharecropping was an obstacle to civil rights as it kept blacks in the cycle of poverty in the southern states which ensured they remained inferior to white people.
pop prejudice my
in the north blacks could only get the worst jobs for the worst wages and competed with poor whites for those jobs.
pop prejudice a
arguably this was an obstacle to civil rights as despite the move north for better opportunities blacks were still denied their civil rights as they faced prejudice and discrimination in employment preventing three from living the american dream.
pop prejudice ca
however it can be argued that pop prejudice was not an obstacle to civil rights as in some ways the poor conditions faced by the blacks convinced the gov they should act to give blacks better conditions by introducing civil rights.
