1. Civil Rights After World War II
During World War II, African Americans were welcomed to serve as soldiers but segregation was apparent. ... African American soldiers began to notice the hypocrisy of fighting for democracy in Europe when they weren't even allowed their constitutional rights at home. When the war ended and African American, Native American, and Hispanic soldiers came back to a home that did not grant them full rights, the Civil Rights Movement was born. ... African Americans wanted to end the tyranny of Jim Crow laws; they were separate and they most definitely were not equal. ... Heavy discrimination ag...
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