African American History (Essay Sample)

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1. Why did the south experience an epidemic of violence and lynching in the late nineteenth century?
The south was mostly composed of the black Americans. In the nineteenth century in the United States lynching had increased significantly. This occurred after the civil war in America. The reason for the lynching was attributed to the economic strain facing the region at the time. The region was experiencing low cotton prices stress in the economy as well as inflation. Where there were large population of the black’s competition was very high resulting in lynching other factors attributed to the lynching include granting of constitutional rights to the blacks resulting in anxieties by the whites. Black men took the blame for the economic hardship facing the region
2. How did the strategies promoted by Booker T. Washington differ from those of W.E. B Dubois and the NAACP? Which were more effective? Du bois and booker t Washington were black community leaders in the nineteenth century. They had different opinion on the social and economic progress for the blacks. Booker Washington was an educator and a reformer. He emphasized on racial solidarity, accommodation and self helps for the blacks. He advised the blacks to work on elevating and accept discrimination at the time. Elevation was to be done through hard work as well as material prosperity. He had a strong belief in education in various fields such as crafts, industrial and farm related work and also being patient. To him this strategy would help African Americas win respect from the whites and hence be accepted in the society. Du bois was political thinker who fought for civil rights and political action. He was one of the founding members of the NAACP. To him he believed in development of college educated blacks would bring about social change. He referred to them as the talented tenth. It is from this group that would assist the rest of the black American society in achieving their desires. The two leader’s philosophies led into dispute and broke into two wings. The du bois philosophy was more effective as compared to that of Washington. This is because it led to civil rights protests which resulted in establishment of civil rights movement.
3. How did WWII affect black workers in America?
The Second World War had a significant impact on the black workers in America. The war resulted in modern America emerging in terms of economy and military power. As a result of the war there was an increased factory activity as the demand for wars goods increased. There was increased migration of the black American workers from the south who were in search of jobs in the cities. Some African workers joined the army in an effort of contributing to the war. There was segregation in the military leading to the fight for equality and freedom. The jobs were better paying at the factories. Increased migration of the blacks led to the overcrowding of the black Americans in the city. There was increased competition for the war industry employment and race antagonism. There were higher mortality rates, decrease in the standards of living for the blacks and social crime increased.
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What was the significance of A. Philip Randolph march on Washington, how did President Roosevelt respond?
The March on Washington was organized between 1941 to 1946 by Philip Randolph and Bayard. They used the Washington movement in the organizing the march. The purpose of the march was to pressure the government of the United States to disaggregate the armed forces as well as enabling African Americans obtain fair working conditions. The march did not materialize as the demands which were intended to be achieved by the march were realized before it could materialize. The purpose of the march was African Americans seeking protection against discrimination in armed forces, government and the defence of the United States. The president of the United States at the times was President Roosevelt who met the march to Washington leaders. The pressure was too much for the president who reached out to Randolph friends to try urging them to assist him in convincing Randolph in cancelling the march. Randolph was invited to ...