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2Q The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980

Civil Rights in the Truman Years

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Overview

Recall questions on wartime migration and the Double V campaign, Jim Crow segregation and disenfranchisement, the NAACP, CORE and Randolph, To Secure These Rights and Executive Order 9981, and Smith v. Allwright and Shelley v. Kraemer.

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Key term

How was transport segregated under Jim Crow laws?

Key term

What tactics did CORE pioneer and what was the Journey of Reconciliation?

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  1. 1

    How did World War II affect African-American migration patterns?

    Model answer

    It accelerated migration from the rural South to industrial cities in the North and West, where African-Americans found employment in war industries but also encountered discrimination and housing segregation.

  2. 2

    How many African-Americans served in the armed forces during World War II and under what conditions?

    Model answer

    Over one million, though in segregated units; their wartime service strengthened demands for equal treatment as citizens.

  3. 3

    What was the Double V campaign during World War II?

    Model answer

    A campaign calling for victory against fascism abroad and victory against racism at home, linking the fight against Nazi racial ideology to the struggle against American segregation.

  4. 4

    How did Jim Crow laws enforce segregation in public facilities in the South?

    Model answer

    They mandated racial segregation in public facilities such as restaurants, theatres, and waiting rooms.

  5. 5

    How were schools segregated under Jim Crow in the South?

    Model answer

    Laws required separate schools for white and African-American students.

  6. 6

    How was transport segregated under Jim Crow laws?

    Model answer

    Laws required separate seating areas on buses and trains, and separate waiting rooms at stations.

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