HELPP How did World War II impact the Civil Rights Movement? Nationwide guilt over the internment of Japanese Americans strengthened the campaign for Asian American equality.
President Truman’s wartime integration of the military made white southerners determined to preserve segregation.
African American sacrifices to help win the war renewed their willingness to challenge the racial status quo in the South.
Germany’s military victories during the war reinforced southern attitudes about white supremacy over other races.