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[su_posts posts_per_page=”1″ tax_term=”2703″ order=”desc” orderby=”rand”] Just so, what were the goals of the Congress of Racial Equality?
Founded in 1942, its stated mission is “to bring about equality for all people regardless of race, creed, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic background.”
One may also ask, what were the Freedom Riders trying to accomplish what was their purpose? Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 and subsequent years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions Morgan v. Virginia (1960), which ruled that segregated public buses were unconstitutional.
Simply so, who started the Congress of Racial Equality?
James Farmer Bernice Fisher Bayard Rustin George Houser
How did World War II affect the fight for civil rights?
The fight against fascism during World War II brought to the forefront the contradictions between America’s ideals of democracy and equality and its treatment of racial minorities. Throughout the war, the NAACP and other civil rights organizations worked to end discrimination in the armed forces.