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How were black people discriminated against in the US in the 1940's?
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∙ 9y ago
They were all put in segregated units and as they went to the Tuskegee institute the people in charge were strict on the trainees and then even after that they were not sent into combat till a lot later in the war.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoBlack people were discriminated in the 1940's by being considered as nothing more than servants for white people. They were segregated from schools, jobs, eateries, bathrooms, etc. Black people were still being hung or killed for little or no reason.
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∙ 9y agoLife was different for the African Americans in 1940's in every way. They were refused houses for rent. The Blacks had to live in different neighborhoods. They were not given the right to vote frequently. They were oppressed.
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∙ 12y agoHORRIBLE! They had to use tiny bathrooms outside and had the smallest house only 2 rooms kitchen and bedroom! Also they had to ride a bus for only blacks! I suggest you see the movie The Help to fully answer your question but i warn you if you do go to see it you will have some laughs, and some cries i mean i even cried!
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∙ 11y agoI know this is a lot of information, but it is useful! :) Thanks
African Americans were discriminated in many different ways. Some of these ways that most people know about are that
They had to use different bathrooms. Whites had indoor bathrooms with sinks, and the Blacks had outhouses.
Blacks had to go to different schools that were broken down and in really terrible conditions.
They also had to sit in the back of the bus. If a White person walked up to them and asked for their seat they had to give it and stand for the rest of their ride to where ever they had to go.
They had different water fountains. The Whites had very nice refrigerated fountains; while the blacks had warm, and gross water.
They had different restaurants/cafes that caused things like Sit-In's
A Sit-In was when the Blacks would walk into a Whites Only restaurant and just sit down. The owner would proceed to walk over and tell them that they wouldn't be served; which didn't phase them because their purpose was to just sit in the restaurant until there was a change. People in the restaurant would throw things like spoons, forks, or even their food at them. The police would be called so many times in one day. Restaurants began to lose business because families wouldn't go their. The business's' had to give some change or else they would have to go out of business's, and they African American's got what they wanted and that was change.
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