1. Why did Truman and his advisors feel a need to act on the race question immediately following WWII?

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1. Conflict grew as many whites were surprised because for centuries, white societies and black societies had lives happily separated. When African Americans began to speak up in increasing 2. In what way did the 1954 Brown decision by numbers, whites felt uncomfortable from fear of change, and were also intimidated by images of the the Supreme Court mark a departure from its Black Panthers carrying guns. previous course? In what way did it not? 2. The landmark case that desegregated schools 3. What was the key strategy that King was Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 contributed to the Civil Rights movement in the U.S. 483, a 1954 case in which the Supreme Court 1950s and 1960s? Justices unanimously ruled segregation in the public schools was unconstitutional. Chief Justice 4. What was the goal of the Freedom Riders? Earl Warren, in writing the Court opinion, declared How were they able to achieve that goal? "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" because they violated the 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause. This overturned the 1896 Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, which held the concept of "separate but equal" was constitutional. 3. King, understanding the power of the media/public pressure and drawing on the teachings of Ghandi, contributed a pacifist strategy of peaceful dissent. 4. The Freedom Riders challenged this status quo by riding various forms of public transportation in the South to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation. The Freedom Rides, and the violent reactions they provoked, bolstered the credibility of the American Civil Rights Movement. They called national attention to the disregard for the federal law and the local violence used to enforce segregation in the southern United States.