AA Little Efforts

Intro

1)Fed Gov changes, 2)distinguish factors, 3)judgement

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** political year

1915

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1865-1900 points for political

1)Reconstruction amendments - registration (700,000)

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1900-1945 points for political

1)upheld 15th amendment 1915, 2)FDR black cabinet, 3)Smith vs Allright tripled vote

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1945-1992

1)desegregation of armed forces, 2)VRA (6%-60% Mississippi 1964-71)

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Fed Gov evaluation of political

1)1877 compromise - SC endorsed

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1865-1900 evaluation of political

1)Representation

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1900-1945 evaluation of political

1)NAACP

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1945-1992 evaluation of political

1)SNCC (&Selma), 2)took advantage of VRA (1469 to 8000 1970-90)

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Political judgement

took advantage of legislation, de facto, legislation after protest

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** of economic year

1930s

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1865-1900 points for economic

1) Freedman's Bureau - precedent

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1900-1945 points for economic

1)FEPC ( fed employers), 2)New Deal - CCC (doubled AA recruitment)

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1945-1992 points for economic

1)War Against Poverty - $29million, 2)Affirmative action (Nixon, SC - LBJ's speech)

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Fed gov evaluation for economic

1)FB flaws...2) continued until Reagan revolution, 3)New Deal limits (AAA)

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1865-1900 evaluation for economic

1)petitions shows desire to be tenants, 2)Tuskegee institute, 3)accomodationism

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1900-1945 evaluation for economic

1)exploit jobs in North- 1920, 2)Randolph

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1945-1992 evaluation for economic

Black Power self help - black capitalism - PIR 1971

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Economic judgement

did a lot - got fed help and also self help

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** S&C year

1950s

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1865-1900 points for S&C

14th Amendment and what it allowed (education 1860-1900)

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1900-1945 points for S&C

Gaines vs Canada 1938

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1945-1992 points for S&C

1)Drift from segregation 1954&1956, 2)CRA, 3)Fair Housing Act, 4)MLK holiday 1983 recognises importance of AA history

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Fed Gov evaluation for S&C

1)Jim Crow Laws, 2)Plessy, 3)KKK - Wilson & FDR

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Evaluation for S&C

1)1880s Churches - MLK, 2)Leaders (Du Bois and MLK) - exploited education, 3)Migration - 1992, 4)Harlem & Black consciousness (Music & TV)

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S&C judgement

raised AA consciousness to counter sterotypes

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Conclusion

1)Large part, 2)turning points were fed gov but AAs active, 3)Reconstruction quote but AAs exploited it, 4)Little sympathy from fed gov (1900-1930s) - reflect social attitudes - unlikely to intervene - rely on AA actions, 5)LBJ's quote

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