Question

What positive impacts did WWII have on African-Americans?

Answer 1

Answer:

World War II showed to be extremely beneficial to the status and fight of segregation throughout the country. At the beginning of the war, African Americans had a very minimal role in the armed forces due to discrimination and prejudice. After the United States was bombed at Pearl Harbor their involvement in the war was unavoidable. World War II showed to be extremely beneficial to the status and fight of segregation throughout the country. At the beginning of the war, African Americans had a very minimal role in the armed forces due to discrimination and prejudice. After the United States was bombed at Pearl Harbor their involvement in the war was unavoidable.

Explanation:

They were the first to be laid off from their jobs, and they suffered from an unemployment rate two to three times that of whites. In early public assistance programs African Americans often received substantially less aid than whites, and some charitable organizations even excluded Blacks from their soup kitchens. This intensified economic plight sparked major political developments among African Americans. Beginning in 1929, the St. Louis Urban League launched a national “jobs for Negroes” movement by boycotting chain stores that had mostly Black customers but hired only white employees.