HIST 1311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Orval Faubus, Little Rock Nine, Voting Rights Act Of 1965
Document Summary
African americans were vital during wwii and did their part. Plessy v. ferguson had made segregation legal and so that was applied in war. Americans realized they were fighting against discrimination abroad but still had it at home. 1946 truman invited a group of civil rights activists to meet with him. The group asked him to make a statement condemning lynching and the resurgence of the kkk. After this meeting truman made a committee to investigate racially charged crime. July 26 1948 truman banned racial discrimination against hiring federal employees. Two days later he made an order that desegregated the military. Because of these actions truman lost support from southern democrats but gained the african. Because of this truman won narrowly in 1948. Core- congress of racial equality had been formed. Took a nonviolent grassroots approach to end segregation. 1947 jackie robinson became the first black male to play in mlb and then got player of the year.
