What did African Americans where in 1950?

Answer 1

· If you were a man, you would have gotten in big trouble just for being caught looking at a white woman. Emmett Till was killed for talking to one.

· You would have to move to the side to get out of the way for any white person walking along the sidewalk.

· People would have called you "boy" or "Uncle" when they talked to you.

· You would have not been allowed to eat at various restaurants in your community

· they were made to sit at the back of the bus. The Montgomery Bus Boycott occurred in 1955. Blacks decided they were going to boycott the buses until they had the freedom to choose their seats. In 1956, the US Supreme Court declared segregation unconstitutional.

· Some schools were also segregated. One such school was Monton High School in Virginia. Black students were not allowed to attend and had to attend a school for blacks only. They fought this and the NAACP even got involved. This is one of the cases that made up Brown v Board of Education

· They were not allowed to be a member of the YMCA or the YWCA.

· They had to attend Black colleges.

· The men, who were grown up, were expected to look down when they talked to a white person.

· Grown men and women were expected to say "Yes M' am" and Yes, Sir" etc.. to adults and children who were white

· Although the segragation acts were in place, black people were still not allowed to use bathrooms in the bus stops with white.

· Black people were told to sit at the back of the bus.

· If there were not enough seats on the bus for whites to sit, they were told to give their seats to a white person

Answer 2

In the 1950's , African Americans had no rights. They were treated like garbage. They were called the N word. They used to be killed and beaten because of there skin color. African Americans use to be judged by the color of there skin and not by their personality. They were treated differently because there skin color was a few shades darker than the white people.

Actually, in the 1950s, African Americans did have many of the same rights that others had. It was the start to the Civil Rights Movement, and even though a lot of people hated them and treated them unfairly, there were others who thought the opposite. Back before Abraham Lincoln was president, that's when African Americans had no rights.

Answer 3

The roles of African Americans in the 1950's was for them to go to school and get a job. During this time, many boycotts were going on, so some of the peoples roles were to help the Civil Rights movement.

Answer 4

they were braceros, which means hired hands. they were allowed to cross the border and go work in the farms since all the men were either off to war or dead.

Answer 5

They maintained, but did not gain, income.