What was the role of World War II in the origins of the traditional civil rights movement?

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Thomas Wilkerson

4 May, 14:27

What was the role of World War II in the origins of the traditional civil rights movement?

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Malia Mullins · Answer 1

In many ways, the events of World War II set the stage for the civil rights movement. First, the demand for soldiers in the early 1940s created a shortage of white male laborers. Third, during the war, civil rights organizations actively campaigned for African-American voting rights and challenged Jim Crow laws.