LA 1201 Chapter : Historical Overview Page 6
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Why the mid-20th century: great migration: 1/3 african americans live in northern or western cities, making a political constituency. Response to truman desegregating army: growth of black middle class, helps fund many organizations, wwii hitler"s creed comparing racism to hitler ; cold war possibility of embarrassment. On the other hand, pro-segregationists claim that civil rights activists are communists: television. Beginning with youth: brown v board of education: 2 pronged attack both legal and grass roots. Missouri and tx had no black law school. Mo created a black law school for the one student. By 1954 marshall wants to hit it head on and take on states that have segregated higher educations. They will have to bring in facts, statistics, - overcrowding on schools, no running water or plumbing just proving that it is not equal. Earl warren court sides with naacp: massive resistance: immediate wake black monday by tom brady (brookhaven, ms) assuring that people will resist.
