Taking On Segregation Flashcards
Segregated buses might have never rolled through Montgomery if,
The civil rights act of 1875 had remained in force
What did the Civil Rights Act 1875 say
all persos shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accomodations
IN 1883, what did the Supreme Court do?
All white declared it unconstitutional
In 1890, Louisiana did what
required railroads to provide equal but seperate accomodations
In Plessey vs. Ferguson
1896, the court ruled that seperate but equal didn’t violate the 14th amendment
What were Jim Crow Laws?
They aimed to seperate races
What did Jim Crow Laws forbid
marriag between blacks and whites. Social an dreligious contact between the races. Schools, street cars, waiting rooms, railroad coaches, elevators, bathroom,
Nearly all of the services
made blacks feel inferior
After the Civil War
Some African Americans tried to escape Southern racism by moving to the north
What did blacks find when they moved north
There was still racism and segregation (black neighborhoods and competition for jobs)
The migration of the AAs spedup during
WWI (for industry jobs)
How did WWII set the stage for movement
Demand for soldiers created a shortage of white laborers. Opened Jobss for white women, AAs, and Latinos. So many AA served in the army that discrimanatory policies ended wanted to fight for freedom. During the war, blacks had actively campaigned for their wvoting rights and they challeneged Jim Crow Laws
Pres. Roosevelt had issued an order
prohibiting discrimination by federal agencies in war work
Who led the desegregation campaign largely
NAACP had fought through 1909
Who was a prominent figure carry on
Charles Hamilton Houston an Howard University Prof who served as cheif legal council for the NAACP from 1936-1938
