How far did the position of Black Americans improve in the years 1945-1955? In the decade succeeding World War 2 the black citizens faced an America in which segregation and discrimination were legally enforced in all walks of life from school to public facilities. Black Americans were still seen as second class citizens deprived of rights that impacted every aspect of their life. However‚ after black soldiers had fought side by side with white soldiers in Europe a rise in consciousness began
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conflict brought on many changes that would highlight African American civil rights‚ for example it created many jobs for black people‚ not only in the defence industry but also to meet growing labour demand. Although between 1945-1955 there was indefinitely progress made for the position of black Americans‚ there were also limitations to that progress. The population of cities in the north such as Detroit grew dramatically as black people migrated during the war. Although there was a lot more
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How far did conditions improve for Black Americans between 1945 and 1955? Intro Before the outbreak of war there was general hostility towards Black Americans‚ Lynching’s and beatings were quite common in the Deep South. However due to the huge amount of volunteer black Americans who joined to fight for ‘liberty and freedom’ in Europe many also joined to fight two wars‚ to fight the war of liberty and freedom at home. When black soldiers returned to their country many were still met with the
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The decade following up to WW2 there was general hostility towards Black Americans‚ lynching’s and beatings were quite common in the Deep South. Due to the huge amount of volunteered/conscripted black Americans who joined to fight for ‘liberty and freedom’ in Europe‚ many also fought the war of liberty and freedom at home. When black soldiers returned majority were still met with the same segregation and racism that they had felt when they left. However you could see some improvements in political
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How far do you agree that the years 1945-55 saw only limited progress in improving the status of African Americans? Between the years 1945-55 the rights of African Americans improved slightly‚ with improvement to social rights and the introduction of taking civil right cases to the supreme courts. Despite the marginal improvement in America I believe that the years 1945-55 only saw limited progress. Under President Truman some steps in the right direction were taken‚ even after the African Americans
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How far is it accurate to describe black Americans as second class citizens in the years 1945-55? The years 1945-55 could be seen as a time of significant change for black African Americans. Such as segregated schools abolished. Truman also fuelled some positive changes. However equally these changes might not be as big compared to the negative events that happened. Such as the attack on Emmet Till and returning black service men. It could be argued that in the years 1945-55 Blacks were
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How far do you agree that the years 1945-55 saw only limited progress in improving the status of African Americans? The years of 1945-55 saw limited progress in improving the status of African Americans to an extent; however‚ during this time period there was also an increased amount of progress for the African American community in improving their status. There were many key factors‚ which contributed to improving the status of African Americans‚ such as the work of key civil right parties‚ for
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Blacks in the USA in 1945 were not considered as equal; the treatment of people was based on their skin colour‚ a practice that had been going on for many years before‚ even after the Reconstruction of society after the Civil War in which the blacks were "liberated" from slavery. In theory‚ blacks were free to work and live where they wanted‚ but the figures at the time told a different story: by 1960‚ around 17% of the workforce of "white-collar" workers‚ i.e. professional‚ technical‚ administration
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Did life improve for black Americans between 1930-2000? Life for black Americans were difficult in 1930’s where they faced discrimination an early example is The Ku Klux Klan founded at the end of civil war was a racist organisation which believed in white supremacy. They were dressed in white robes and white hoods to show white supremacy as well as to conceal their identity. The members were White‚ Anglo-Saxon‚ and Protestants also known as WASPS. This showed how black Americans were looked down
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helping black lives improve between 1945-55? The impact of WW2 played a pivotal role in helping blacks improve their lives. Some of them experienced true segregation for the first time‚ and others heard of the difference between the North and the South of America. For the first time in their lives‚ some blacks came home as heroes in their local towns‚ but some came home as the same ‘negro’ they were before the war. However‚ other factors were equally and if not more important in helping black lives
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