USA C.R up to 1941 Flashcards
make knowledge points on the klu klux klan
-reformed in 1915
-1 in 8 white men were members
-estimated 3 million members in 1942
-lynched, hung raped and kidnapped black people
burned crosses and organised marches to intimidate black people into leaving cities or suffer
make analysis points on the KKK
installed fear in black people across America which meant they were scared to vote or fight back
416 people lynched from 1918 to 1927 but only 4 people convicted
make analysis plus points on the KKK
great migration-millions of black people moved north to avoid the worst of the KKK
shows that the KKK could be partially avoided
make knowledge points on the legal impediments black people faces up to 1941
JIM CROWE
-started making laws in 1870s continued till 1960s
-separate prisons
-black barber cant cut white hair
-separate travel (buses)
-could not mixed marriage
very heavily implemented in southern states
HOMER PLESSY CASE
-went to supreme court hoping to abolish segregated transport
-1896 the supreme court ruled that ‘seperate but equal’ was acceptable
mkae analysis points on legal impediments
influenced black peoples everyday life
legally allowed southern states to pass segregation laws
make analysis plus points on legal impediments
even though black people were truly hurt and affected by the separate but equal case- in the south nothing really changed after it apart from the fact that it was now legal
applied to 4 generations so it was hard to stick to
make knowledge points on prejudice and racism
-poor housing meant there was 42% higher death rate of people living in harlem nyc
-st louis riot in 1917 happened when 2 white police officers were killed, 50 black men, women and children were then killed by the white mob which invaded a black neibourhood.
-black people were still seen as a threat to job security of unskilled workers and were still discriminated in the north
make an analysis point on prejudice and racism
prevented black people from living good lives
commonly lived in poverty and had a lower quality of life than the white people in the north
make an analysis plus point on prejudice and racism
most jim crowe laws were passed in southern states
KKK was not as powerful up north
moving north meant (meant for the most part) that there was no threat of violence
make a knowledge point on voting restrictions
in 1870 the 15th amendment said that nobody should lose their right to vote because of their colour or race after 700,000 slaves were freed they had access to this civil right
had to pay a poll tax meaning many black people couldnt afford to vote
grandfather clause
stupid questions
make an analysis point on voting restrictions
in 2 years (1900 to 1902) the number of black peoples registered to vote decreased hugely- 180,000 down to 3000
name an analysis plus point for voting restrictions
even after all the restrictions were introduced a very small number of black people were still voting in each election
name 2 background points for CR up to 1941
American Civil War ended in 1865 and slavery is abolished. Technically thousands of black poeple are given right to vote in the 15th ammendment which stated everyone should have equal no matter their race or colour of skin.
Still faced extreme racism and hardships in exercising their rights
