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Civil Rights

By LRepici
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    World War II and Civil During this era, the Black people from the grassroots who were low-wage farmers before the 1940s were recruited in World War II.

    1. World War II and Civil Rights (1940-1945) During this era, the Black people from the grassroots who were low-wage farmers before the 1940s were recruited in World War II. However, African American men and women were enrolled to fight in WWII and experienced discrimination from their colleagues. After the war, Blacks demanded equality while fighting against mistreatment.

  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1941 issue Executive Order 8802

    Fortunately, the complaints from the group concerning socioeconomic and political activities made President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1941 issue Executive Order 8802. The action made the national government jobs open to all Americans regardless of color, race, or national origin.

  • The arrest of Rosa Parks in 1945 when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus also charged all blacks and made then heighten the war against segregation and racial discrimination across the United States of America (Berkin et al., 2014).

    The courage Parks sparked many Black people from the grassroots to start agitating for their rights, forcing the government to loosen up laws to accommodate Black Americans.

  • Little Rock Nine-There were changes during this era concerning civil rights.

    The Little Rock Nine attempted to enter Central High School on September 3, 1957, but the Arkansas National Guard turned them away. According to Pierce (2019), people of color were concerned about unfair treatment. The previous evening, Governor Orval Faubus requested assistance from the Arkansas National Guard to "maintain and restore order." The military blocked entry for the African American pupils.

  • Groups of white and African American civil rights activists called the "Freedom Riders" Movement for civil rights

    The civil rights movement in the United States fought for decades to ensure that African Americans had the same legal and constitutional rights as other Americans (Barksdale, 2014), with origins dating back to the late 19th-century Reconstruction era. Therefore, to protest segregated bus terminals, they took part in Freedom Rides in 1961, traveling by bus through the American South (Higham, 2012).

  • Civil Rights Leaders Assassinated-Malcolm X, the founder of Afro-American Unity, was killed on February 21, 1965, while giving a speech in Washington Heights' Audubon Ballroom (Berkin et al., 2014).

    1. Civil Rights Leaders Assassinated Malcolm X, the founder of Afro-American Unity, was killed on February 21, 1965, while giving a speech in Washington Heights' Audubon Ballroom (Berkin et al., 2014). Only a week earlier, his house had been firebombed, and a few days after, he told a reporter that Nation of Islam assassins were after him. Therefore, the assassination of Malcolm X also sparked people from the grassroots and forced them to demand Black people's rights.
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    Jim Crow LawsThe Black Americans decided to lead the Civil Rights Movement during the Deconstruction.

    While making their group helpful, they provided public officials with the necessary local, grassroots, and national assistance (NITS, 1991). The activity enhanced the Civil Rights agitation to gain momentum, and Blacks from the grassroots started to seek legislative changes to achieve socioeconomic and political equality. Moreover, some of these legislations increased the number of Black people employed in white-collar and other state jobs.