#800 Segregation in the 1940s and 1950s: newspaper coverage

Our goal for today’s class is two-fold. First we will work to reorient ourselves to a research mindset after the spring break. Second, we will identify and re-examine themes from Reconstruction that still defined the 1940s and 1950s South.

Introduction: Segregation and Jim Crow South in the 1940s-50s (Google Slides)

Discussion on selected articles

• Did anyone’s article express either a strongly pro- or anti-segregation position?

Last 5 minutes of class:

• Based on our research and discussion today, what key terms (names, places, laws, etc.) might we identify as important to our examination of segregation in the 1940s-50s?