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Why might other ethnic minorities, like Native Indians, have found it harder to make progress on civil rights issues compared with Black Americans?

Problems campaigningProblems campaigning

Lack legitimacy – e.g. Chicanos often Lack legitimacy – e.g. Chicanos often illegal immigrantsillegal immigrants

Isolated – e.g. Native American Isolated – e.g. Native American Indian reservations often widely Indian reservations often widely disperseddispersed

Language differencesLanguage differences Suspicions over national securitySuspicions over national security Smaller voting blocsSmaller voting blocs

Did black Did black Americans steal Americans steal the limelight?the limelight?To assess the impact of the To assess the impact of the Civil Rights movement on Civil Rights movement on

other ethnic groupsother ethnic groups

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Read Paterson p.103-6 and note Read Paterson p.103-6 and note down the conditions of Japanese-down the conditions of Japanese-Americans, Native Americans and Americans, Native Americans and Hispanic (Mexican) Americans after Hispanic (Mexican) Americans after WWIIWWII

Japanese-AmericansJapanese-Americans

All Japanese assets frozenAll Japanese assets frozen Curfew imposedCurfew imposed Relocation campsRelocation camps Racism, e.g. ‘slap the Jap off the Racism, e.g. ‘slap the Jap off the

map’map’ Supreme court rulings supported Supreme court rulings supported

curfew & relocation campscurfew & relocation camps

Japanese relocation camps

Mexican AmericansMexican Americans

Increased demand for cheap Increased demand for cheap Mexican labour during WWIIMexican labour during WWII

1942, Bracero Agreement1942, Bracero Agreement Chicanos often illegal immigrants, Chicanos often illegal immigrants,

making it harder to campaign for making it harder to campaign for better rightsbetter rights

Native AmericansNative Americans

1944, National Congress of 1944, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)American Indians (NCAI)

Copied techniques of NAACP, e.g. Copied techniques of NAACP, e.g. pursuit of legal rulingspursuit of legal rulings

Poor social status and living Poor social status and living conditions: occupied infertile land, conditions: occupied infertile land, often seen as welfare-dependentoften seen as welfare-dependent

Native Americans served in US army

Your taskYour task

Read Sanders p.156 -7 and Paterson Read Sanders p.156 -7 and Paterson p.308-317 and complete a table p.308-317 and complete a table similar to the one belowsimilar to the one below

PlenaryPlenary

How far did civil rights advance for How far did civil rights advance for ethnic minorities compared with ethnic minorities compared with black Americans?black Americans?

Why do you think rights for ethnic Why do you think rights for ethnic minorities other than blacks did not minorities other than blacks did not advance as quickly?advance as quickly?