USA 5 developments Flashcards
African American experience during WW2 KU
Double V campaign = victory in war and victory in civil rights
Pittsburgh Courier and promoted by pins, stickers, songs, posters
Dorie Miller = Pearl Harbour = First AA Navy Cross - Japanese plane
African American experience during WW2 A
Double V campaign raised consciousness of civil rights
Recognised vital contributions of black US
Dorie Miller shows clear patriotism and duty to USA
African American experience during WW2 A+
US Military banned African American papers from libraries
Double V limited
Hoover wanted to indict publishers for treason
African American experience during WW2 E
WW2 arguably catalyst to reignite civil rights
Segregation remained in army despite Philip A Randolph
Demands AA soldiers as equal
Shows racial prejudices remained
continued racism and prejudice KU
Linda Brown 20 blocks - 5
Wasn’t allowed to go to nearest ‘white school’
Father started Brown v The Topeka Board of Education - help of NAACP
Took to supreme court who sided with Brown
continued racism and prejudice A
“Separate but Equal” ruling overturned
Huge step in civil rights
Developed NAACP
South = 70% schools desegregated quickly
continued racism and prejudice A+
Many schools remained segregated
Virginia - schools closed down as they refused to follow new laws
No deadline for laws so no urgency
continued racism and prejudice E
Emmet Till 14 year old abducted by 2 white men, beaten and shot
Body found 3 days later pulled out of river
Badly mutilated = only identified by a ring
Martin Luther King KU
MLK created Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Aim = bring together campaigners in south with non-violent and passive resistance
Talented speaker inspired
Birmingham Alabama most racist state with KKK violently attacking them
Martin Luther King A
Events displayed American life for AA in south
Embarrassed south
Scenes of police dogs attacking young children pushed president Kennedy into greater actions
Martin Luther King A+
Protesters beaten by police
1100 students who attended expelled for truancy
When protesters left Birmingham, AA living there still had hostility
Martin Luther King E
Decision to travel completely relying on their racism and prejudice
Specifically chose state as they would be violent
Needed in order to show bad treatment of AA
Other states may not have been so extreme
the emergence of black leaders KU
Malcolm X born Malcom Little -rejected slave name
Father murdered when young possibly the KKK
Critical of MLK
Disagreed with his peaceful approach
the emergence of black leaders A
Malcolm successfully drew attention so social problems (slums) which AA experiencing
Gained large following from young angry black generation as ideas appealed highly
the emergence of black leaders A+
Negative/aggressive image turned away white support
Unrealistic ambitions created a separate state for black people in south or return to Africa
