Civil Rights in the USA 1945-1968

... Civil Rights in the USA 1945-1968 - Blacks had to overcome de jure {legal} discrimination in the South, and de facto {actual} discrimination in the North. Harry Truman 1945-53 Democrat Dwight Eisenhower 1953-61 Republican John. F .Kennedy 1961-63 Democrat Lyndon. B. Johnson 1963-69 Democrat HOW SIGNIFICANT WAS THIS PERIOD IN LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE PROGRESS There is no doubt that the period of WW2 speeded up some significant developments in the black and other communities, namely: - the move to work an industry I the northern and western cities - the issues of employment opportunities, housing and other social problems in ghettos - racial tension in the northern areas as well as the south - the widening of horizons for many black people, who now became more impatient with 'Jim Crown' in the south - activity in civil rights organisation like NAACP and CORE - civil rights issues raised in the case of a number of racial minorities HOW DID

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