CAS SO 207 Chapter Notes -De Jure, Ku Klux Klan, One-Drop Rule
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African americans: from segregation to modern institutional discrimination and modern. Intro describes how everyone moves out of the projects and it becomes a black hole to. Democratic party adopted a civil rights plank in party platform: no single date or specific event marks end of de jure segregation; it ended gradually as power resources of aa increased. Wartime developments: first successful applications of growing black power resources occurred in 1941 when. Central strategy was nonviolent direct action in which de jure segregation was confronted not in the courtroom but in the streets, inspired by. Attempted to win friendship and support of enemies instead of defeat or humiliate them. Movement used various tactics but police and terrorist groups responded with repression and violence it would take more than peaceful protesting to overcome this. Us congress provided necessary tools to end de jure segregation.