African American Social Developments: The NAACP, WWI for Black Americans and The Red Summer Flashcards
(40 cards)
Which group of people mainly joined the NAACP in its early days?
White liberals
Name 2 things which W.E.B DuBois criticised
Lynchings and Racism in Unions
What did DuBois do in response to the Birth of a Nation film? When did he start this campaign?
He started a campaign against the film, started in 1915
How many NAACP branches were there by 1916?
150
What was significant about where half of the NAACP members lived?
Half of them lived in the South
How many NAACP members were there by 1916?
40,000
What was the question for African Americans when WWI started?
If they should volunteer as soldiers or not
What year was the NAACP created?
1909
What was the more negative argument about African-Americans fighting in WWI?
The USA was fighting in WWI for democracy, African Americans should not get involved as they do not experience democracy
What was the more positive argument about African-Americans fighting in WWI?
African American WWI contribution could have led to less discrimination
What argument was DuBois inclined to and why?
The more positive argument, as it would likely be the only way to keep funding going for the NAACP
Which group of soldiers made African Americans realised they had been treated terribly in the USA?
French soldiers
What did many African American soldiers find when they returned home as soldiers from WWI?
They had not gained respect from the USA
What happened when the White Soldiers returned back to their factory jobs?
They had been taken by African Americans
Which Civil Rights organisation became very popular at the end of WWI and why?
NAACP, because African-Americans wanted to improve their social conditions in the USA more
How much did the average factory worker get paid a year in the 1910s?
$1000 a year
How many African Americans enlisted to fight in WWI?
360,000
How many African Americans ended up becoming soldiers in WWI?
200,000
What was a limitation for many African Americans that became soldiers in WWI?
They were put into menial jobs
How many African Americans saw fighting action as soldiers in WWI?
40,000
How many African Americans moved to New York and Chicago from 1914-1918?
330,000
What event started the Red Summer?
A race riot in St Louis in July 1919
How many African Americans left The South of the USA in the 1910s?
1 million
What was the disadvantage for the South of many African Americans leaving?
Their economy was threatened
