Desegregating American Society
1) Jim Crow Laws created separate social arrangements that
effect Af. Am. in what 3 ways?
The Jim Crow Laws affected African Americans Socially, Politically, and it also affected their education.
2) What examples does the book list to support this
statement, “everywhere I go in the south the Negro is forced to choose between
his hide and his soul”? The book gives various examples of avoiding the civil rights conflict and not getting hurt and also providing facts on African Americans fighting for their rights and not giviing up their souls by becoming meaningless slaves.
3) Who were Wendell Willkie and Gunnar Myrdal and what
effect did they have.? Wendal Wilkie and Gunnar Myrdal were both people of importance who assisted African- Americans in their fight for freedom. Wendell Wilkie was a Civil Rights activist who was also a politician and he helped put in motion the Civil Rights Movement. Myrdal was a winner of the Nobel prize who studied race relations and pointed out all the flaws of segregation.
4) How did WWII effect the attitudes of Af. Am.?
The war made the African Americans feel even more left out with their menial roles with the exception of the rare black fighting forces in the militiary who felt that they were contributing to the greater good of the world.
5) Who and what was the NAACP?
The NAACP was an organization that fought for the Civil Rights of the African Americans and also desired the advancement of the African American race as a whole.
6) Rosa Parks role in the Civil Rts movement?
Rosa Parks role in the Civil Rights movement was of great importance. After her bus incident the African Americans saw her as a symbol of hope that there was still a chance to gain their complete freedom.
7) Who was Dr. King?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a minister from Montgomery, Alabama that rose to prominence in the Civil Rights movement with his non-violent appeals and soon became the face of the entire Civil Rights Movement.
8) What was the “To Secure These Rights” report?
The Secure to these rights report was a document that called for the African Americans to seize certain rights within an established timeframe.
9) Brown v. Board of Edu
This court case is of great importance because it had gotten African Americans into white schools which was seen as revolutionary at the time.
10) “Declaration of Constitutional Principles”
The Declaration of Constitutional Principles was a document that was written to oppose white rule and establish eqality in the South.
11) Ike and civil rits
Ike promoted Civil Rights as he thought that the world was moving forward and changing while the U.S. was still oppressing African Americans.
12) Little Rock Nine
The group of African-Americans that entered Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas while being escorted by copious amounts of the national guard.
13) Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights act was the piece of legislation that finally gave African Americans their long desired equality.
14) SCLC
A civil rights organization that was spearheaded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and finally gained Civil Rights for African Americans.
15) Sit ins
Sit ins are a form of protest that involves occupying a space for an unspecified amount of time to promote change.
16) SNCC
The SNCC was a Civil Rights Organization that was created by students fighting for their rights to go to equal schools.
effect Af. Am. in what 3 ways?
The Jim Crow Laws affected African Americans Socially, Politically, and it also affected their education.
2) What examples does the book list to support this
statement, “everywhere I go in the south the Negro is forced to choose between
his hide and his soul”? The book gives various examples of avoiding the civil rights conflict and not getting hurt and also providing facts on African Americans fighting for their rights and not giviing up their souls by becoming meaningless slaves.
3) Who were Wendell Willkie and Gunnar Myrdal and what
effect did they have.? Wendal Wilkie and Gunnar Myrdal were both people of importance who assisted African- Americans in their fight for freedom. Wendell Wilkie was a Civil Rights activist who was also a politician and he helped put in motion the Civil Rights Movement. Myrdal was a winner of the Nobel prize who studied race relations and pointed out all the flaws of segregation.
4) How did WWII effect the attitudes of Af. Am.?
The war made the African Americans feel even more left out with their menial roles with the exception of the rare black fighting forces in the militiary who felt that they were contributing to the greater good of the world.
5) Who and what was the NAACP?
The NAACP was an organization that fought for the Civil Rights of the African Americans and also desired the advancement of the African American race as a whole.
6) Rosa Parks role in the Civil Rts movement?
Rosa Parks role in the Civil Rights movement was of great importance. After her bus incident the African Americans saw her as a symbol of hope that there was still a chance to gain their complete freedom.
7) Who was Dr. King?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a minister from Montgomery, Alabama that rose to prominence in the Civil Rights movement with his non-violent appeals and soon became the face of the entire Civil Rights Movement.
8) What was the “To Secure These Rights” report?
The Secure to these rights report was a document that called for the African Americans to seize certain rights within an established timeframe.
9) Brown v. Board of Edu
This court case is of great importance because it had gotten African Americans into white schools which was seen as revolutionary at the time.
10) “Declaration of Constitutional Principles”
The Declaration of Constitutional Principles was a document that was written to oppose white rule and establish eqality in the South.
11) Ike and civil rits
Ike promoted Civil Rights as he thought that the world was moving forward and changing while the U.S. was still oppressing African Americans.
12) Little Rock Nine
The group of African-Americans that entered Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas while being escorted by copious amounts of the national guard.
13) Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights act was the piece of legislation that finally gave African Americans their long desired equality.
14) SCLC
A civil rights organization that was spearheaded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and finally gained Civil Rights for African Americans.
15) Sit ins
Sit ins are a form of protest that involves occupying a space for an unspecified amount of time to promote change.
16) SNCC
The SNCC was a Civil Rights Organization that was created by students fighting for their rights to go to equal schools.