This allowed many Black Americans to get jobs and played a major role in the country’s war effort. As a result of the boom, the number of unemployed black Americans fell from 937,000 to 152,000. 48% of the black population was urban at the end of the war and jobs in the cities paid more than those in the country allowing Black Americans to be paid more than ever before. This shows an improvement of the position of Black Americans in society. Voting rights were also improved during this time period.
How far do you agree with the statement that the position of black Americans changes little during the period 1945-1955? It may be argued that during the period 1945-55 the position of the black Americans changed unnoticeable, yet there had been certain factors that in longer term resulted in improving the position of white Americans in a big scale. The improvements consisted of army. Truman desegregated the armed forces in 1948 and appointed the first black federal judge. This meant that the American workers left their jobs to join the army, which created many job opportunities for black Americans, which were needed especially in the defence industries, which now grew in importance as they had to make supplies for the Army such as guns and tanks.
Black unemployment rates seemed to remain constantly higher than the corresponding sums for white people and even if they were successful in finding a job they wouldn't usually receive equal pay. However due to the 1964 Civil Rights Act a prosperous black middle class was quickly growingand gaining professional qualifications. Black families earning over $10,000 a year rose rapidly and in the 1960's black incomes went up over 100%. Although they were still only earning 61% of the average white family this was seen as a valid improvement for black American's regarding their needs being met. The percentage of black southerners in segregated schools was still as high as 58% in 1965, but with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Education Act of 1965 over the next four years progress became more rapid in the
How far do you agree that the years 1945-55 saw only limited progress in improving the status of African Americans? The years 1945-55 can be described as ‘seeds of change’ in improving the African American people’s position in society as their lives saw slight improvements however nothing drastic happened that changed their economic, political and social status immediately in America. Before 1945, during the second world war, conditions of life for black American’s was slightly improving in the northern states with there being less institutional racism and more equal job opportunities with acceptable pay for everyone. However in the south, conditions were very different; Jim Crow Laws meant that deep racial divides were being enforced throughout most states. Segregation was seen as lawful due to the Plessy vs. Ferguson case saying that ‘separate but equal’ was how they should live their lives.
How far do you agree that the years 1945–55 saw only limited progress in improving the status of African Americans? During the Second World War, the Northern Migration had opened up greater job opportunities for African Americans, with less institutionalised racism in the northern states. Between 1945 and 1955 President Truman, the Supreme Court, and the civil rights organization the NAACP took significant first steps towards racial equality. There were many advances in the civil rights movement such as increased voter registration, increased measures in tackling lynching, increased awareness of civil rights amongst the White American public, improvements in fair employment practices, the desegregation of interstate transport, the desegregation of education, and the desegregation of the armed forces. However, President Truman could not persuade congress to pass any legislation which resulted in many of his recommendations becoming just framework for change.
it gave the meaning and identity which they had lost when racism was at its height. As a result people were more proud and independent. Overall the black panther party were very successful however this was only a small division of the black power movement. so therefore as a whole the black panthers had minimal success. However it can be argued that they achieved a lot as they helped give black people their identify back a key thing that they wanted to achieve.
WW1 was a turning point in increasing racial equality between black and white Americans to a lesser extent. During WW1 black people made contributions to the war effort by moving north to work in factories making war goods. However violence occurred where they moved as competition with the whites for jobs was rife. In the short term with competition and violence intensifying, the Ku Klux Klan restarted in the south and lynchings became common. It would seem that racial equality had not improved, but worsened.
Race is a group of people who have similar physical characteristics or in other words, the look similar while ethnicity refers to cultural characteristics. This is a group of people who are able to identify with one another because of heritage. Ethnicity is primarily presented in the film. During the war blacks were able to work jobs that earned them enough money to buy houses, build businesses, and live the “American Dream” the ethnicity of blacks during this time was one that was proud, and successful. The progression from industrial to information age had a negative impact on blacks because their skills were neither able to be used in the high paying high skilled jobs, nor in the low wage sweat ship jobs.
White people were not only the majority, they were also given many more employment opportunities then blacks as well as immensely better living conditions. Their communities remained predominately in the north for the elite, as well as the east and west side of Chicago. The Black population grew more centered around the south side of Chicago, in an aging dilapidated housing project, which would soon be named the “black belt”. The black belt stretched 30 blocks wide, with more and more families trying to convert even the smallest one room apartments into permanent homes, for in this region was the only place they could find government assisted housing, that wouldn’t discriminate against them for being black. But even the Black belt section of Chicago housed according to economic status.
Throughout the years in this time period, the African American moved up on the charts closer to what they had always wanted. Equality. They were able to become firefighters. In the armed forces as well as firefighting, African Americans served in segregated units. Voting Restriction: In the 1900s voting was shut down for any African American.