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African American Civil Rights Essay
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'Discrimination against African Americans remained strong throughout the period
1865-1992.' How far do you agree? - correct answer-Agree: Plessy vs Ferguson {African
Americans used lower quality facilities than White people}, Police Brutality {Birmingham
riots, Alabama and Rodney King 1992}, Voter dissuasion {Grandfather Clause, Literacy
Rates}, High Unemployment {non-discrimination laws had loopholes which allowed
employers to discriminate against black workers}, Brown vs Board of Education {lack of
education rights, let to riots at Little Rock}, New Deal {Black Farmers would lose their jobs
first}, KKK {high member of society and often got away with crime}, Bloody Sunday {Voting
right marchers attacked}, Freedom Riders attacked.
Disagree: 1/4 million people turned up for the March on Washington with little violence,
Segregation was outlawed in education, Civil Rights Acts 1964 and the Voting Rights Act
1965, 1985 Jesse Jackson campaigned to be the first democratic candidate, Amendments
{13th, 14th and 15th}, Founding of Black activism groups {NAACP, SNCC etc}
'Opposition to African Americans remained powerful' How far do you agree with this view of
the period from 1865 to 1992? [25] - correct answer-Agree- Loopholes: Jim Crow laws.
Presidents :Woodrow Wilson. Legal cases eg 1896 Plessy vs Ferguson. Judicial cases and
opposition/Grandfather clauses/Police Brutality. WW2- reaction to changes. KKK 1860s/70s
+ 1916 onward. Opposition to Black Power. Economic- De Facto discrimination eg Chicago,
Poor People's camp
Disagree- Reconstruction + Acts eg 1866-75 Civil Rights Act (black politicians) JFK. Brown +
Brown 1952 {education arguments}, social ww2 attitudes {music}, increase in immigration,
More white support, growing black middle class
'The Quality of African American Leadership was the most important factor in the
advancement of AACR 1865-1992' How far do you agree? - correct answer-Agree- Booker T
Washington {education and self help}, MLK {Marches, speeches, philosophy of NVDA},
Malcolm X {self-pride, confidence, culture} Du Bois and Garvey
Disagree- Presidents {FDR and the New Deal, Lincoln, Truman- US forces, JFK/LBJ acts},
Grassroots support, Opposition {KKK, populist party, George Wallace, Bull Connor},
Supreme Court rulings {Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown 1+2}, Organisation, Media {Pressures
presidents into new legislature e.g Bloody Sunday}
'The Second World War was the most important turning point in the development of African
American Civil Rights' How far do you agree with this view of the period from 1865 to 1992?
[25] - correct answer-Agree- Black troops gained new experience and confidence due to
cultural differences in other countries. Black people were forced to conscript but expected to
remain segregated. 'Democracy vs Fascism'. Truman gave into pressure and desegregated
the armed forces. A small time period but big change
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