Usa Essay 2 - Obstacles To Civil Rights

Question 1

Legal impediments

Answer 1

Knowledge
Black people were equal legally but actually segregated and given worse facilities
State laws allowing segregation became know as “jim crow laws”

Analysis
Black people had worse education and job opportunities which resulted in wasps being convinced they were superior and things shouldnt change

Analysis +
Jim crow laws only in the south not usa as a whole

Question 2

Popular prejudice

Answer 2

Knowledge
Mosts blacks were in the south due to slavery began to move north for jobs and housing
In both south and north discriminated against higher rents and less pay

Analysis
Blacks moving north black people with political ambition moved north so the civil rights movement in the south lost potential leaders and political drive for change. Also the poor conditions cause by poor housing and bad pay towards black people caused many to strive for their basic needs instead of political change which created an obstacle for change.

Analysis +
Poor conditions cause sympathy in some white peoples heads

Question 3

Kkk

Answer 3

Knowledge
Formed in 1915 with the aim of supressing black people and upholding white supremacy

Analysis
Committed acts of violence like beatings lynching and murders to cause fear amongst black people

Analysis +
Kkks influence began to dwindle because many leaders were involved in scandals

Question 4

Lack of political influence

Answer 4

Knowledge
Black people legally could vote under federal law, states used loopholes to stop that
Since states stopped this politicians didn’t care about black people because that wouldn’t get them elected

Analysis
Black people couldnt elect politicians and officials that would support them which meant they couldn’t do anything to help themselves

A+
Northern states allowed black people to vote

Question 5

Divisions in the black community

Answer 5

Knowledge
Broker T Washington - Tuskegee Institute- Teach black children practical skills and improve education
WEB DeBois - NAACP - Used legal action to try and fight discrimination
Marcus Garvey - UNIA - Wanted all blacks to move back to africa

Analysis
No unity amongst the leaders with different ideologies and ways to combat discrimination resulted in a weaker civil rights movement

A+
However all the movements still brought attention to the civil rights movement