Homes
Levittown
Housing developments built by William Levitt and Levitt & Sons
FHA
Federal Housing Administration - After WW2 they played a role in helping financing for homes for white veterans
Teenagers in Post War America
Teenagers were now a whole demographic for companies to market to because they were entering the workforce and could pay for things
Civil Rights Movement
Social movement within the U.S. that was aimed at ending racial discrimination and segregation against African Americans
“Separate but Equal”
Legal doctrine established by the Supreme Court in Plessy vs. Ferguson which allowed for racial segregation within the United States
American Dream
Idea that opportunity is available in America
HOLC
Home Owners’ Loans Corporation - Provided loans and mortgage relief to those they deemed worthy - Created Redlining maps
Demographics
Statistical data which related to population or particular groups of people within it
Martin Luther King Jr.
Leader during the Civil Rights Movement - Believed in non-violent resistance where African-Americans could integrate into White America
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Mission is to eliminate racial bias and racism in America - Helped in Brown vs. Board of Ed.
White Flight
After WW2 many white Americans moved from urban, cities to suburban areas mainly to escape other races who were moving into cities.
GI Bill
Federal program that was created to provide education to veterans
Chuck Barry
Influential American singer, songwriter. He wrote one song which related to his own teenage life where he spent time at the juke and purchased items after working and school.
Malcolm X
Leader during the Civil Rights Movement - Believed that African-Americans should shield themselves from white aggression by any means necessary
De Jure Segregation
Legal separation of groups of people based on law
Redlining
HOLC - The practice of denying financial aid to certain neighborhoods based on race or ethnicity
Post-War Economy
Economic period that followed the war characterized by a shift from wartime to peacetime consumption
Jacob Lawrence
African-American artist who painted the library picturing African-Americans learning and reading in order to educate themselves
Linda Brown
School girl who became the center of the “Brown vs. Board of Education” trial
Freedom Riders
Civil Rights activists who rode buses through the South side of America to challenge segregation
Redlining Effects
Limited economic opportunity, physical and mental health, environment less green
Educational Attainment/Outcomes
Due to the G.I. Bill veterans were entering colleges and universities in record numbers which led to delayed entries and overpopulation within schools.
Charles White
Artist who illustrated two black children post-war
Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court Justice who ruled that the “separate but equal” doctrine should be abolished
Sit-In
Colored people would sit-in white areas so in order to challenge 14th Amendment and racial bias