How were African Americans treated in the 1940's?

Answer 1

During World War 2 prejudice against African-American was very high.Training and opportunities were unavailable. Army was strictly segregated and generally assigned black soldiers to noncombatant roles. Navy blacks were cooks and servants. In the beginning air corps or marines would not take them at all. American Red Cross keep black and white plasma separated. African-Americans has low paying jobs like janitorial positions.But were doors were open to more skilled jobs and higher paid. By 1944 African Americans accounted for almost 10 percent of the population, held 8 percent of the jobs.

Little changed during the course of the war to elevate black people's social status. Although there are some celebrated units of black soldiers, such as the Tuskegee Airmen, they played only a small part in the war. After the war, they faced the same prejudice they had prior to the war. Essentially nothing changed until the Civil Rights Movement in the late 1950s-1960s.

Answer 2

Although did had the same rights as other soldiers, they were still treated as second class citizens. With rare exceptions, they could not rise beyond a sergeant's rank. They had white officers.

Answer 3

Its difficult to generalize an answer, and treatment differed based on geographic region, but the best answer is to say that they were treated in accordance with the policy of segregation which was purportedly 'separate but equal' but which in reality was 'separate and largely unequal' There are many famous pictures showing African-American soldiers, in uniform, barred from entering a whites-only establishment while white German POWs were permitted to enter. I believe the clear absurdity of these pictures is the true start of the Civil Rights movement which would eventually see the fall of segregation.

Answer 4

You would think that blacks would be treated fairly since they helped defeat Germany and Japan in WWII, right? WRONG!! They were treated very unfairly. They were forced to sit in the back of the busses with all the rest of the blacks. Do you remember Rosa Parks? Did you know that she was actually sitting in the black part of the bus. They ran out of room in the white section so the bus driver told her to move. She was later sent to jail. THEY WERE TREATED LIKE CRAP!!!!

Answer 5

The African Americans weren't treated too differently after the Civil War ended. They were not slaves anymore, but they were still treated as second-class citizens. They still weren't allowed to vote or get better jobs. It took about 100 years for them to be treated equaly. There is a group of people called the KKK that still treats African Americans badly.

Answer 6

Horribly they were still considered slaver!:(

Answer 7

They were not treated well.