The experience of black service men in the war

Question 1

knowledge

Answer 1

• in ww2 over a million black soldiers served in war. they saw what life in foreign lands was like without discrimination.m
• during the war, A phillip randolph set up the brotherhood of sleeping car porters, and they organised a mass protest in washington unless discrimination in defence and armed forces ended.

Question 2

analysis

Answer 2

• this led to a development in civil rights as it led to the growth in the double victory campaign which stood for victory overseas and at home, and was adopted by CORE.
• this led to a development in civil rights as roosevelt was influenced to to meet some of randolph’s demands and issued executive order 8802, which called for no discrimination for defence workers.

Question 3

analysis+

Answer 3

it could be argued that as black soldiers returned, housing shortages and competition for jobs increased and there was little sympathy towards black people and a limited support for the CRM.

Question 4

evaluation

Answer 4

Hugh Brogan argues “wartime service made black americans more conscious of their strength, and the need for united action” increased solidarity led to the NAACP gaining 450,000 members by the end of ww2.