Blacks people were slaves in the past. The white people bought them and wanted them work for themselves. When president Lincoln freed all the African-American, the slave owners especially who are farmers were very angry with that, because they lost free workers who was earning money for them. Also, many African-American were not getting a good education and that time. Many of them can not find jobs in the society, but they need money to live.
Due to the large growth of the Afro-American population in the Northern cities, there was an increasing competition amongst the migrants for employment and living space in the growing crowded cities. Besides, racism and prejudice led to the interracial strife and race riots, worsening the situation between the whites and the blacks. Racism was no longer a southern problem, it became a national issue. In the book, The Promised Land: The Great Migration and How it Changed America (1991), Nicholas Lemann reiterated that “the very notion that an enormous racial problem existed in the North caused the whole consensual vision of American society to crumble.” (as cited in Hard,
Q1). African Americans contribution to World War I, at home and abroad. Prior to World War I, African Americans contributed significantly to the American war for independence as soldiers in the Continental Army. Their status as slaves and Washington’s ban of enlisting or reenlisting African Americans in the Continental Army in 1775 did not prevent them from serving (Hine, Hine, and Harrold 2011, 97). African Americans demonstrated their skills and courage “in nearly every major battle of the war” (Hine, Hine, and Harrold 2011, 100).
The 1950’s are considered beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, but in reality blacks began fighting for equal rights after the early abolition of slavery in the early 1900’s. In the 1950’s the economy was booming for the white working class man, and made it a luxury to have African American employees considered “The Help”. During this time segregation was in effect, and in the north it was custom to be segregated, unlike the south where it was the law that black had to be separated from whites. This largest form of segregation was housing African Americans were forced to live on other parts of towns, and Whites usually lived in the newer suburban homes that were rising. Civil rights and equality between blacks and whites was being fought for since the early 1900’s, but they achieved very little until the 1950’s.
Slavery was a topic and an issue between the North and South for many years. Many people in the North felt that slavery was immoral. People in the South felt that slavery was not only right but it was necessary. Slaves were treated very inferior. They often lived in small cabins regardless of how many there were.
Before Jim Crow, black people were receiving more rights then they had ever had in America. Jim Crow seemed to only be a setback for blacks. One damaging effect that Jim Crow had on the community was that it had a detrimental effect on the education of children, especially of those who lived in the south. The government completely neglected the educational needs of black children. Black schools consisted of poorly trained teachers, lack of supplies, and poorly constructed schools.
The death of Washington left a space for a new black leader which Garvey intended to fill. The Great Migrations which occurred around this time resulted in hundreds of thousands of African-Americans living in northern ghettos, as noted by Garvey himself, “I travelled through 38 states and everywhere found the same conditions”. Garvey’s promotion of separatism, camaraderie and a new hope of prosperity captured the ‘zeitgeist’ of the 1920s. In the short
To what extent were African Americans treated as ‘second class citizens’ in the states between 1940 and 1946? Second class citizen is a person who is systematically discriminated against within an area despite their legal residency. African Americans were discriminated against not only socially, but also within economics and politics. The blacks were always targeted as a scape goat during issue like the Depression due to the Wall Street Crash. They were the first ethnic groups to feel the cuts being made to save money and ensure that the whites had the best standard of living.
Many black farmers could not obtain contracts for their crops. Due to a halt in government funding, already dilapidated black communities turned into slums and crime increased neighborhoods. Harlem, in New York City was known as the Mecca for artists and enthusiasts to come live and thrive. However, many black homeowners were not able to refinance their home for improvements and had to sell their homes below market value
He also revealed that real estate agents made enormous profits manipulating whites with the fears of integration. One of the major points that Colas brought was the fact that real estate agents limited blacks housing options by rarely offering them opportunities outside the ghetto; the real estate industry literally trapped the black family in the ghetto. He stated this was brought out in the play when explaining the discrepancies in housing cost within the black and white communities and their separate housing locations. We see that when Leana explains why she was unwilling to stay in the black community when looking for their new home, she