Foundations of the Civil Rights Movement: African Americans, 1900-1945

In this episode of Mr. Hutchings History, we trace the roots of the Civil Rights Movement from 1900 to 1945, a period of growing Black consciousness and activism. From Booker T. Washington’s accommodationism to W.E.B. Du Bois’s call for political equality, key figures and organizations like the NAACP, Marcus Garvey’s UNIA, and A. Philip Randolph’s labor activism shaped the path toward racial equality. We explore how early legal challenges, the Harlem Renaissance, and the rise of Black nationalism laid the groundwork for the monumental Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. Join us as we examine the diverse strategies African Americans employed to resist segregation, fight for labor rights, and build pride in their heritage, setting the stage for the larger movements that followed. #Paper3HLoption2 #HistoryoftheAmericas #CivilRightsMovement #AfricanAmericanHistory #NAACP #BookerTWashington #WEBDuBois #MarcusGarvey #HarlemRenaissance #CivilRights #BlackNationalism #APhilipRandolph #LaborMovements #RacialEquality #JimCrow #Segregation #DoubleVCampaign #BlackPride #BlackConsciousness #CriticalRaceTheory Works Cited Arnesen, Eric. Brotherhoods of Color: Black Railroad Workers and the Struggle for Equality. Harvard UP, 2001. Bell, Derrick. Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism. Basic, 1992. Du Bois, W.E.B. The Souls of Black Folk. A.C. McClurg & Co., 1903. Franklin, John Hope. From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans. Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. Marable, Manning. Race, Reform, and Rebellion: The Second Reconstruction and Beyond in Black America, 1945-2006. University Press of Mississippi, 2007.