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African Americans During Ww2

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During the time of World War 2(1939-1945) the United states weren’t just dealing with the battles overseas, but we as a Nation were struggling with racism on the home front. What was known as the good war for bringing America out of its economic slump was not without its cultural, political and social problems. The good war for people of color was a contradiction because just about everything was segregated (come back to this) (Professor Bueno). The country’s false sense of unity broadcasted the governments laconic response to racism and segregation in the country to further support the national agenda (Professor Bueno, 20171113). African Americans weren’t the only ones fighting a seemingly ignored battle, but Mexican Americans endured their …show more content…

On August 1, 1942 Hank Leyva’s and Dora Barrios were at a local swimming hole that was later discovered to be a notable lovers’ lane. The couple was later assaulted by some local gang members and later left only to retaliate. Hank along with others went to assault a local cabin where Jose Diaz was later discovered as the only casualty. Once police caught wind of this they rounded up 600 Mexican Americans from the ages 13-21 for questioning. La law officials had one thing on their minds and it was the containment of the newly evolved Mexican culture. They saw the Mexicans youth as a possible threat to a more quant society and their rebellious ways will no longer be tolerated. Hank along with 21 others went to trial in The People v. Zamora. There were 17 men were convicted and were sentenced to life in prison. As for the women whom did not receive a trial or jury were sent to The Ventura School for girls. These girls, some teenagers became wards of the state until they reached the age of 21(The Zoot Suit Riots, 2002). Factually, the case was over turned due to improper council by judge Charles Fricke. These men and women knew that they weren’t on trial for the murder of Jose Diaz because there was no hard evidence that lead to any real involvement (The Zoot Suit Riots, 2002). They were being targeted because of their race and inability to conform to a proper society. Incidentally, this form of rebellion all started with a

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Their blatant dislike and disrespect towards each other created a breeding ground for fights to come in the near future. Sailors insulted Mexican American teenagers and Mexican Americans would taunt the sailors in return. The LAPD was frustrated because not only did they lose their men to the war, now they had to deal with the animosity between zoot suiters and servicemen. Except, they didn’t necessarily deal with the violence, only until the fifth and fourth day of the Zoot Suit

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In the nineteen-forties there was a terrible war raging on, with many dead, and others wounded. Little did America know, there was another war, a silent war, a war of opportunities and understanding. During the war years, morale was low and Americans were afraid to go to war, however; the Double V campaign encouraged Americans to fight for democracy and victory abroad and at home. Unfortunately, it didn 't include all Americans. African-Americans had been fighting for their own freedom for many years, but now, they wanted to fight for their country and were denied,“For surely those who perpetrate these ugly prejudices here are seeking to destroy our democratic form of government just as surely as the Axis forces.”

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Rodriguez experienced the consequences of racial discrimination in the school system. One school he attended he could not speak Spanish because the teachers felt their being talked about, if caught you would have detention or sent home. The Chicano students there felt like they were “being neglected, treated like second-class citizens… denied access to school resources” (182), in comparison to the white students. Everywhere he went it seemed to be a road block, at home, his neighborhood, and

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African Americans had an extremely pivotal role in the outcome and consequences of the Civil War. This group of people were enslaved, and forced to work in horrible conditions, for the whole day, without pay. Slaves were one of the main causes of the Civil War. The issue of Slavery, which resulted in the eventual economic and social division between the North and South, caused the creation of the Confederate States. African Americans did not only unintentionally cause the war, but they also effected the outcome of the war, and the eventual consequences the nation would face after the war.

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The opinionated article “The Racist Legacy of Woodrow Wilson,” written by Dick Lehr, reveals insight into Wilson's shadowed discriminatory views when an incident occurred at the White House between Wilson and a black civil-rights leader. Wilson’s segregation in federal offices went unnoticed until William Trotter, a civil-rights activist, tried relentlessly to gain the president’s support for blacks. Trotter was a political supporter of Wilson and was convinced he would seek equality among all Americans if elected. Wilson deceived Trotter and other civil-rights leaders by using persuasive techniques that influenced them to vote for Wilson in the presidential election. Throughout Wilson’s presidency segregation worsened, so Trotter and other

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During World War I, individuals own beliefs and point of views changed drastically, especially with anyone involved in the The Great War. The two groups who faced these rash judgments the most were the African Americans and German Americans. Their everyday lives were now being filled with discrimination because of how they were classified in society. They both had difficult times acquiring jobs during the time period, and each of them were the recipients of harmful acts of hate. Although, the African Americans had to endure the Grandfather Clause and the Jim Crow laws, while the German Americans had to deal with the sinking of the Lusitania and the Anti German Sentiment.

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In the 1950s there were several laws that kept African American people separated from White Americans. African Americans were not allowed to do anything with White Americans or even be close to them. The White Americans were so harsh toward them that they established laws that said that African Americans could not vote, could not enter the same building of White Americans, they was not even allowed to drink out of the same water fountain. The people of the South were very strict to their beliefs and laws and if any African American was caught breaking any of the laws they were punished and sometimes killed. Some African Americans that were not familiar with the dangers of the south were few of the unfortunate ones to lose their life.

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In the years of the Civil War, African Americans played an important role in contributing to the Union Army and the confederate army. A great deal of African American men volunteered to join the Union Army but only after they gained freedom did they participate in fighting the war. Besides the Union Army, there was the confederate army which consisted of slave labor whom were forced to aid the confederacy following their masters. Later in the war, the Confederacy ran short on men and were in need to supply soldiers, leaving no choice but to enlist the colored men. Not only were African American men impacted from the war, but African American women also served to supply and aid in the war.

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Post Civil War, African Americans started to gain rights to gain rights, and soon gain rights equal to whites. While there were some people/things standing in their way (KKK, Black Codes), in the end they got what they needed; Equality. Many acts and laws were passed to aid the new rights now held by African Americans, as well as the numerous people willing to help. New Amendments were added to give African Americans rights after the war, all giving them some equal rights to whites. The first of the three added was the Thirteenth Amendment, it gave African Americans freedom from slave owners, and stated that no one could be kept as a slave in the U.S..

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On February 19th, 1942, former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. From 1942-1946, Japanese-Americans, whether they were born in the United States of America or not, were sent to internment camps in the Southwest regions of the United States. Reportedly, the order was issued to keep the Japanese-Americans safe from rising biases and violence against the group, but many believe it was to quell the mass paranoia surrounding Japanese-Americans being spies for Imperial Japan. To Kill A Mockingbird shows the fear that is struck into the hearts of African Americans in the deep South by a select white citizens due to the mob mentality that comes along with racism. At the same time, though not fictionally, the Black populous

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In 1943 the suit zoot riots occurred, this is the event where “a mob of U.S. servicemen took to the streets in taxicabs and began attacking Latinos and stripping them of their suits”. In the local papers it was made seem like the racial attacks were a vigilante respond to an immigrant crime wave and police would mostly only arrest the Latinos who fought back. These riots demonstrates how unfair the law enforcement was to the Latinos being attacked and how badly Latinos were treated by their peers. This type of mistreatment and discrimination towards them was not uncommon In the 1900s, in fact latinos were heavily discriminated against in the 1900s.

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