The early 1950s (HW1) Flashcards
how were black Americans treated across the USA in the 1950s?
black americans were treated as second class citizens
what challenges did black americans in the southern states face?
segregation, discrimination and lack of voting accessibility
what were black americans obligated to do in order to prevent mixing with their white counterparts?
what was a problem with this?
use the ‘black-only’ faculties
the facilities were often inferior to those of their white counterparts
which two organisations campaigned to improve black civil rights?
NAACP & CORE
what did racial segregation in the southern states aim to do?
prevent black and white americans from mixing
what was the purpose of the racist ‘jim-crow’ laws and what did they state?
to segregate black and white Americans
-it was legal to segregate as long as services were ‘separate but equal’
how did the majority of white people view black people?
as racially inferior
why were white officials not a reliable source?
-who did this include?
many of them were racist and a part of the KKK
-including policemen and judges
why was it difficult to persecute white individuals for their crimes against black individuals?
the frequent assaults and murders of black people were not properly investigated or prosecuted
what prevented black people from having their voices heard in courts?
they were not allowed to sit on juries in a court of law
what did white gangs do? (2)
-physically stopped black americans from voting
-attacked them for trying to register to vote
what did some southern states do (related to education) to prevent black people from voting?
-give an example of this
-passed laws making it harder for black people to vote such as unfair literacy tests
-Georgia and Virginia
what did some southern states do (related to heritage) to prevent black people from voting? (2)
-introduced the ‘grandfather clause where voters had to prove their forefathers had voted
-impossible for black descendants of slavery as they had been barred from voting
what did white employers often do which made black Americans less inclined to vote?
sacked black employees who registered to vote or voted
give 4 general points about the NAACP (national association for the advancement of coloured people):
-set up 1909
-fought for civil rights through the courts
-appealed wrongful convictions of black people and persecuted white individuals who committed crimes against black Americans
-focused on overturning ‘separate but equal’ ruling
