USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The NAACP, led by Thurgood Marshall (who became the first black Supreme Court Justice in 1967), was successful in challenging the constitutional viability of the “separate but equal” doctrine. The Warren Court voted to overturn sixty years of law that had developed under Plessy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Throughout the war, the NAACP and other civil rights organizations worked to end discrimination in the armed forces. During this time African Americans became more assertive in their demands for equality in civilian life as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the most famous cases to emerge from this era was Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 landmark Supreme Court decision that struck down the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ and ordered an end to school segregation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Early in its fight for equality, the NAACP used the federal courts to challenge disenfranchisement and residential segregation. Job opportunities were the primary focus of the National Urban League, which was established in 1910.

Detailed explanation-5: -Throughout the 1940s, the NAACP saw enormous growth in membership, recording roughly 600, 000 members by 1946. It continued to act as a legislative and legal advocate, and for an end to state-mandated segregation.