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In 1865, African Americans were given the hope of freedom after the civil war. ... Many battles and bills were passed but African Americans still struggled to gain equality in the US. From the end of Reconstruction to the end of World War I, African Americans would attempt equality of citizenship through geographical migration, leadership, opposition, and foreign and domestic policies. ... These African Americans begin to relocate geographically from the south to the north mainly because the north agreed and fought for their freedom. ... This gave the African Americans an opportunity to work in industrial jobs and also provide for the war. In the 1920, 1.5 million African Americans move from the south to the Northeast. (Notes) At the end of WWI, African Americans lost their jobs because soldiers came back to their original job.
In the fight for equality, two main leaders rose to speak for African Americans. ... (Book) According to Washington, all these African Americans were free but did not have a way of making a living. ... ” (Reader) In this quote Washington says it is more important to African Americans to hold a job, not being able to go our in public as equals.
Approximate Word count = 873
Approximate Pages = 3.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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