Women's Role In Civil Rights

Before World War II, men and women had their separate spheres, of which they lived by. Women stayed in the home to cook, clean, and raise the children of which she gave birth. While the man, left the home daily, to work a job of which provided his family with money. When World War II broke out, most men left their homes to serve their country, the United States of America. While the men were serving in the military, the women and children still needed to survive, as well as, someone needed to make the equipment for the military that the men were no longer around to do. This encouraged women to leave their home sphere and enter the work force. A woman helping in the work force was highly encouraged; the government even introduced their Rosie
Negative treatment towards African Americans in the South were only worsening, it seemed. While feelings towards African Americans were better in the Northern United States of America, they were not treated 100% equally, either. In 1896, the Supreme Court allowed state-sponsored segregation, in the Plessy v. Ferguson court case. The phrase “separate but equal” was used. States were allowed to have segregation, as long as the whites and African Americans had equal in everything. This was never actually the case. While most schools had an African American building built next to their “whites only” building, the two buildings were not built to the same standards. The African American schools were much smaller than the white school, and the faculty was not hired to the same expectations as the whites. The African Americans, while they did get a small step forward, it was far from equal. Brown v. Board of Education ruled that separate was not actually equal and segregated schools were unconstitutional. The public school realm was starting to change for African Americans and whites
While many of the people running for the President position wanted to change segregation laws, they did not express it while campaigning. Many African Americans could vote in the United States election, but they were terrorized by whites, who threatened their family’s safety if they did vote. Many president candidates knew is they openly supported Civil Rights during their campaign; they would not get the white vote, which they would most heavily need to win the election, so they shied away from the topic. Numerous white people feared African Americans all over the United States. They did not want them living near them and using the same facilities as them. On September 9th, 1957 the current President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, signed the Civil Rights Act into law. This did not do very much as soon as it was signed, but it was a first big step for African American rights during the 1950s. This brought government attention to the horrors and wrongdoings thrust upon African Americans during that time. The American government, slowly and surely brought more justice and equality to African Americans living within the United