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CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT (Impact of WW1 (Immigration fell after 1917 - less…
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
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Impact of WW1
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Black councillors were elected and black newspapers were founded - wages rose and AA were in a good position
After WW1, there was a boost to demand civil rights
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White soldiers found their jobs and neighbourhoods taken over by immigrants when they returned home from war - heightened tension - red summer 1919 saw riots in Chicago
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The republican party was traditionally a supporter of civil rights, but there was a shift in policy in the 1920's
The 'laissez-faire' approach was of little help to AA - what progress had been made was swept away by the great depression in 1929
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After KKK leader was found guilty of rape and murder in 1925, membership fell to 300,000
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