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NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
worked hard to change segregation laws.
Tried to get the 1896 Plessy vs Ferguson decision overturned
THey had a great legal team -
African American Migration
Between 1910 and 1940 there was a big jump in Northern Cities African American population. In NY alone it went from 60,000 to 450,000 -
National Urban League
Took on economic issues
helped African Americans move out of the south and into the north -
The New Deal
Roosevelt and the Democratic party courted black voted and gained the African Americans support. The number of African Americans working for teh government also increased -
LULAC
League of Latin American citizens
fought for the desegregation of Mexican American children as well -
CORE
Congress of racial Equality.
wanted to bring change through peaceful confrontation -
World War II
There was an increase in the need for jobs in the North so many African Americans migrated which gave them considerably voting power in other states. The end of the War showed the horrors of the Holocaust which opened peoples eyes to racism and discrimination. It did not have a sudden impact but slowly crept up. -
World War II
During War:
Increased demands for labor in Northern Cities
- black population rose in the North
They were given considerable voting power since their were so many of them.
End of War:
revealed horrors of Holocaust
Opened up peoples eyes and minds about this taking place in the US
Not immediate impact but there was somthing -
Jackie Robinson plays for Dodger
In August 1945 Branch Rickey wanted to have Robinson play but it wasn't until 1947 that Robinson joined the team and broke the barrier despite the non-existent support by the people -
Native Americans
Native Americans were still desegregated until the Supreme court ruled it unconstitutional. -
Dr. Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King was a desegregation activist. He was the man with the dream and he was very kind. -
Jackie Robinson named MVP
Jackie Robinson only two years after joining the Dodgers won the award for Most Valuable Player. He brought pride to many African Americans and paved a way for other African Americans to follow in his footsteps. -
Nonviolence
The people wanted to avoid violence as much as possible and feared the violence. -
Brown VS Board of Ed
Oliver Brown sued the Topeka, Kansas Board of Ed because he wanted his 8 year old daughter,Linda, to go to an all white school which was much close. The case reached the Supreme Court. It was a unanimous decision that said that the "separate but equal" doctrine was unconstitutional. The public had mixed reactions. Mny white Americans who did not agree were still accepting. Whites in the deep south were not as accepting; they were angry and -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
the Women political council met and decided to start the Montgomery Bus Boycott. African Americans stopped taking the bus which made the buses get less money. in 1956 the Supreme Court ruled to desegregate the buses. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks sat at the front of a bus and refused to move for a white man. She was arrested because buses were desegregated at the time. -
Southern Manifesto
90 members of congress expressed thier opposition to the courts ruling -
Little Rock Nine
Arkansas Governor Orval Gaubus had the national guard set up at the high school and to decline African american children into the school. Eisenhower took over and had the national gaurd protect the children -
SCLC
Southern Christain Leadership Conference
They wanted non-violent protests that brought about thier point. -
SNCC
Student Nonviolent Coordinating comittee
a comittee for students active in the struggle against desegregation