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as late as the 1950s I remember going to Washington D.C. with my grandpa Sweeny and seeing signs that said on entry ways on bathroom doors white only and next to that signs that read colored only and I asked my grandpa Sweeny why? He said to me kid there is a lot of good in this country of ours and there is a lot of bad. THESE SIGNS ARE BAD
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What was a belief held by civil rights activists during World War 2?
The United States was fighting against an enemy who discriminated by race while allowing discrimination at home.
What was a belief held by civil rights activist during the war?
The United States was fighting against an enemy who discriminated by race while allowing discrimination at home.
Did most blacks leave the south after the civil war?
No, most blacks did not leave the south after the civil war.
When did blacks start fighting in the civil war?
later in the war
What minority was the driving force behind the civil war?
blacks (slaves)
Why is Abarham Lincoln important?
He was the president involved in the Civil War (1861-1865) and was largely responsible for the freeing of enslaved blacks. (Although people still largely discriminated against blacks until the civil rights movements of the 1960s)
Why couldn't black Americans be involved in politics before the civil war?
Because they were being discriminated against.
What did W.E.B. Du Bois believe?
Blacks should demand equality and civil rights.
What did W.E.B bois believe?
Blacks should demand equality and civil rights
Why did congress eventually pass civil rights legiaslation?
It was needed. For a 100 years Jim Crow laws had discriminated against African Americans and it became obvious that this could no longer go on. A country that states it is a democracy doesn't have an underclass of people discriminated against and remain a democracy.
What was a belief held by civil rights activists during World War 2?
The United States was fighting against an enemy who discriminated by race while allowing discrimination at home.
What were the results of blacks against the KKK?
it depends on the time frame, during the civil rights era quite a bit of blacks got killed but not necessarily by lynching (hanging).
What was a belief held by civil rights activist during the war?
The United States was fighting against an enemy who discriminated by race while allowing discrimination at home.
What were the Provisions of civil rights act of 1866?
One of the provisions of the civil rights act of 1866 was that a person could not be discriminated against based on the color of their skin. It said that every person was to be treat as an equal.
Are same-sex marriages discriminated against by the Constitution?
The United States constitution does not discuss marriage. Essentially, this leaves control of civil marriage to the individual states.
What did the boycott have to do with the civil rights?
Since an overwhelming about of bus travelers were blacks and the seating on the bus was used to discriminate against blacks, a boycott on the bus system was a method to make segregation unprofitable.
What were pre civil war white people called that helped the blacks escape the south?
Abolitionists were people who fought against slavery, prior to the USA Civil War.
