outline study 1929-2000

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Created on: 15-05-14 14:13

Birmingham campaign 1962 led by MLK

Birmingham council , Albama closed all recreational facilities

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Linda Brown case 1954

7 yr old black girl had to walk 20 blocks to her school even though there was a school for white children only 2 blocks away . took board of education to court with help from the NAACP

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may 1954

as a result of the brown case it was announced that segregation was illegal under US constitution

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1956 still segregation in schools

by the end of 1956 not one black child was attending an intergrated school in the six southern states

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1941 US enter war

Black and white fought the same war seperatley

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posstive effect of black people in army

Black Americans gained status by being accepted by British when stationed in Britain during WW2. Participation in war led to blacks feeling that their rights had to change , how could the US justify descrimination whilst they fought for them in the w

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possitive effect for black people at home

Black workers made important contribution to war effort at home , End of 1944 nearly 2 million werew orking in war factories

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negative effect for black people at home

some black factory workers faced hostility . Detroit saw rioting due to racial tensions in 1943 which led to 30 deaths

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negative effects foe black people at war

war departments , kept segregated regiments . truoble between black and white US service men in Britain as black men were allowed in white pibs and black people attracted attention of white British girls.

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7 yr old black girl had to walk 20 blocks to her school even though there was a school for white children only 2 blocks away . took board of education to court with help from the NAACP

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Linda Brown case 1954

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as a result of the brown case it was announced that segregation was illegal under US constitution

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by the end of 1956 not one black child was attending an intergrated school in the six southern states

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