Segregation Flashcards
What is Segregation?
The word segregate means to set apart for others.
In this case, almost all public facilities in the United States were segregated and labelled “Whites” and “Colored” and were to be used by those races. The laws that made these legal and widespread are known today as the Jim Crow laws.
This system was seen as legal as long as the facilities were ‘separate but equal’. This was not the case, as the facilities given to colored people were almost always inferior to those given to whites.
Where was Booker T. Washington born? How did this affect him later in life?
He was born as a slave in the state of Virginia.
His experiences in the South as a slave influenced his later views of moving the African American race forward.
What were the views of Booker T. Washington?
He believed in teaching African Americans the basic knowledge required to be a citizen of the US and work.
He believed that economic freedom would free the African American race, and that obtaining civil rights could be decided later.
This meant that Washington wanted to make a compromise with the white American population and let the African Americans give the needs and wishes of white Americans.
What was founded by Booker T. Washington?
Tuskegee Institute
Where was W.E.B. Du Bois born? How did this affect him later in life?
He was born as a free man in the state of Massachusetts.
His experience in the North as a free man influenced his later views of moving the African American race forward.
What were the views of W.E.B. Du Bois?
He believed in full education for African Americans would lead the race forward.
He supported the idea that giving higher education and leadership capacity to African Americans who were most able would be able to lead the race to new heights.
This meant that Du Bois wanted African Americans to receive civil and political rights immediately and he was not going to make any compromises to white Americans.
What was founded by W.E.B. Du Bois?
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
How many African Americans served in segregated units in the US Armed Forces during World War II.
Almost 1 million
How did African Americans fight in WWII?
They were not given any training in weapons and combat.
They served with distinction at the end
What was “Double Victory”?
A phrase used to show how African Americans were fighting for their rights at home and fighting for their country abroad.
It was started by the Pittsburgh Courier
Were the soldiers treated differently after returning from Europe seeing how races had more freedom there?
No, they returned to a society that was still heavily segregated.
What were the Tuskegee Airmen?
An all-black flying regiment from the Tuskegee Institute that was part of the 99th Fighter Squadron.
They fought combat missions and escorted bombers during World War II.
What were the implications of African Americans in World War II?
African Americans showed that they deserved to be treated equally since they fought for their country in a World War in which they won.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A literary, musical, artistic and intellectual movement. It gave a new identity to black people, and many stars came out during this period. This includes Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes, artists whom we still recognize to this day.
Literature, music and art made during this period was seen all over the world, and not just by the black population. It was so popular that ‘Harlem’ became popular worldwide as a bit of a brand name.
This showed the world that African Americans could do anything that white Americans could, even in the fields of literature and arts.
How many parts were there for the Great Migration?
2
The first one happened between 1910 and 1940. The second one happened between 1940 and 1970.
