regional differences civil rights
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- Created on: 16-04-13 20:23
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- Regional differences following WWII
- Politics
- before less than 2% of the black population in southern states could vote
- By 1945 approx. 15% could
- an increase of lynchings
- by 1945 16 northern states had black politicians
- example of black voting power: William L Dawson to congress
- before less than 2% of the black population in southern states could vote
- Economics
- in southern states black people were still predominantly employed in agriculture
- Approx 500,000 migrated to the north for better conditions
- due to war time boom unemployed black people fell from 937,000 to 151,000 in 1945
- even in the north black industrial workers were unlikely to be paid the same as their white collueges
- white people often objected when black people got promotions
- in southern states black people were still predominantly employed in agriculture
- social conditions
- segregation remained in southern states
- 40% of housing available to black people was found to be substandard whereas only 12% for white people
- significantly different in the northern states
- races were more likely to mix
- African Americans were poorer so still had to live in more undesirable parts of the cities
- races were more likely to mix
- Politics
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