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ethan chen
5/8/2023 06:18:29 am
It frightened me seeing that blacks were discriminated against this much. It gives a reason that whites were scared blacks would take their work, and resorted to racism. It is a reason, but it is not a very good one to be in support of something so clearly evil. It just feels so unappreciative that you would have African Americans go to war for you and instead of being celebrated like the whites, they were attacked and even killed.
Maxwell Wong
5/8/2023 07:19:22 am
My reaction was expected because I knew that when the United Nations and the president said that the Jim Crow Laws were bad, southerners would go against them and protest.
Alex k
5/8/2023 08:18:27 am
It is a little horrifying seeing that this level of discrimination happened on a national level. This was a direct contradiction to their constitutional rights.
Louis
5/8/2023 04:11:09 pm
It was surprising to me that the Jim Crow laws still remained throughout WWII as a concept, which was still implemented in American society despite having slavery abolished and blacks getting recognized as citizens. It's absurd that the Jim Crow laws were still implemented and being used throughout WWII despite the differnece in time periods where change should've occured.
matias steiner steiner steiner
5/8/2023 04:38:35 pm
It was a surprise to see that black people were discriminated to the point that it really was cruel and very unjust. White people blamed many things like they were scared that black people would take their jobs and this made them think it was ok to be racist when it really was very cruel and unfair. African Americans did a lot for this country including doing many unwanted jobs and fighting in wars and instead of being looked upon or having a little pressure off their backs, they were treated with more disrespect which really makes me sick to my stomach.
Angel
5/8/2023 07:24:59 pm
My reaction to how Jim Crow Laws played out during WWII was relief. This is because the Jim Crow Laws are truly horrendous, and it was a wonderful thing that during WWII changed America and action was being taken to end the Jim Crow Laws. For example, in the article it says, "Then, as commander in chief, Truman ordered the complete integration of the armed forces. He did not wipe out racism, but, trained to obey commands, officers complied as best they could."
Yonah S.
5/9/2023 06:56:40 am
It surprised me and also made me a little upset because an African-American and a white person couldn't even be in the same room. It feels that the African-Americans withstood so much racial discrimination and that they couldn't do anything but just obey. This racist attitude was very popular at the time and it just makes me upset to see this type of attitude this country had towards African-Americans.
Ella
5/9/2023 09:37:37 am
I was shocked and disgusted to how Jim Crow Laws played out during WWII because African Americans were used and abused by the Caucasians and white politicians. It's sickening how the African Americans, who once fought for the country-- still gets abused by politicians to win the votes of the whites. Additionally, many were killed or badly injured by the KKK's attacks. Overall, I think that the Jim Crow Laws was incredibly horrible.
lucas lin
5/9/2023 09:40:49 am
My reaction was that though the white people had a reason, i don't believe that it was reason enough for them to start descriminating against the black people just because they were gonna take over some of the jobs
Ada
5/9/2023 10:01:40 am
It was surprising to see how Americans realized what they were doing to African Americans were wrong and how quickly they changed their behaviors. For example, "But World War II changed America, inside and out. The link between white supremacy and Hitler’s “master race” could not be ignored. Jim Crow shocked United Nations delegates who reported home about the practice. “Racial discrimination furnishes grist for the Communist propaganda mills,” said a government spokesman. “It raises doubt even among friendly nations as to the intensity of our devotion to the democratic faith.”. This shows how America understands that their actions against people of color were wrong and eventually try to slow change their ways.
Olivia
5/9/2023 10:32:10 am
It disgusted me to see the treatment of African Americans after WW1. Even after laws were passed to protect them, the South felt the need to curve them. It was extremely disrespectful especially after many African Americans fought in the war and contributed to the US reuniting. And since the war was mostly caused by slavery and the North won, you would think that African Americans would have rights they deserved. But instead, "The country welcomed them home with 25 major race riots, the most serious in Chicago. White mobs lynched veterans in uniform." After WWII, people realized that white supremacy and Hitler's "perfect race" had too much of a connection and that their actions were wrong. President Truman took action and I was slightly happy but also thinking that this is what they should've realized earlier.
helen
5/9/2023 11:39:42 am
I was shocked as the Jim Crow laws were treating people of color similar to how the Nazis were treating people of different race or beliefs. Despite being in the same country and sharing the same beliefs or supposed rights, people were treated differently based on their skin color. After WWII, President Harry Truman urged Congress to promote racial equality and to make things more fair for all.
Collin
5/9/2023 03:51:09 pm
Jim Crow laws during WWII were very unjust and wrongful. The fact that hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Black Americans fought in WW2 and came "home" to face extreme segregation and violence is just mind blowing and infuriating. Segregation was happening everywhere in America including libraries! Books couldn't even be kept together, which shows the absurd amount of segregation. However, not only was racism and segregation happening in America, it was also happening around the world. In the text, "A Brief History of Jim Crow '', it mentions the similarity between white supremacy and Hitler's "master race" which made me feel even more outraged because Jim Crow laws were basically played out throughout the world. Therefore, Jim Crow laws during WWII were very unjust and were a major issue present around the world.
Yu Fei Zheng
5/10/2023 06:31:40 am
It's quite sad because people of color finally got freedom after working so hard for it, but lost it all in a mere few years. I would be very sad/angry if something I worked very hard to for was all in vain because of someone else. I wonder why they didn't flee to the North because it seems like the North was strongly against the Jim Crow Laws.
Harrison
5/10/2023 06:31:48 am
The Jim Crow laws were laws meant to discriminate black people, so when World War 2 broke out and there was discrimination against jewish people, that influenced America to get rid of those laws. For example, " The link between white supremacy and Hitler’s 'master race' could not be ignored. Jim Crow shocked United Nations delegates who reported home about the practice. 'Racial discrimination furnishes grist for the Communist propaganda mills,' said a government spokesman. 'It raises doubt even among friendly nations as to the intensity of our devotion to the democratic faith.'”
Justin
5/10/2023 06:35:13 am
This shocked me because I never knew that blacks were still discriminated against even after the problems that happened during the old age of men. And why would you force African Americans to join the army just to be punished harmfully? It's pretty dumb if I can say it since you're forcing a person to join the war just to be punished.
Katelyn
5/10/2023 06:35:32 am
I think the best way to describe it would be 'disappointed, but not surprised'. The U.S., and many other countries, have prominent racist histories. The Jim Crow laws against people of color and the Nuremberg laws against the Jewish are just more pieces of that period-typical racism. There are honestly too many reasons, some more valid than others, that offer explanations as to why this would be happening, and I don't feel like justifying what happened. It was wrong, but it happened. Resigned, maybe, that's one way to describe it. Only way to go is forwards.
Jason 830
5/10/2023 06:39:44 am
My reaction is shocking because of how black people were getting hated for taking "white people" jobs. I don't like how white people resort to rasicm to get their way because black people are just working to feed themselves.
Abigail
5/10/2023 06:43:35 am
Before WW2 African-Americans were mistreated by others. They did not have equal rights compared to a white man or woman. African-Americans could not even go to the same school as whites.There was much segregation between the two races at the time, similar to what was happening in Germany at the time, people were being segregated because of there race or religion. Even with all this segregation between blacks and whites, during WW2 African-Americans fought with whites, but in the end they received no credit for what they had done for their country.
milo
5/10/2023 10:47:44 am
I was not happy that black poeple were treated differently because of the color of their skin. Black people were poorly treated because of the color of their skin and that is racist and bad.
Victoria Jiang
5/10/2023 10:53:32 am
I was very concerned that while African Americans were dying and fighting for their country and a war was going on, the government and society were making laws to make their life worse out of spite. For example, "Politicians abused black people to win the votes of poor whites. Newspapers fed the bias of white readers by playing up (sometimes even making up) black crimes." It's outrageous that instead of trying to work together as a country and contribute to the war efforts together, they're spending most of their time trying to degrade and dehumanize African Americans.
Cole F
5/10/2023 10:53:59 am
It is surprising and upsetting that the Jim Crow Laws were still so prominent in the south at the time even when black people were given rights and were allowed to vote and be an active part of the society. I also think that segregation was way to prominent at the time and in WWII they fought with black people so they should have been treated the same way as any white person would be because everyone deserves to be treated equally.
lili
5/10/2023 11:27:08 am
I think it's just really messed up how African-American were being mistreated and they did not have equal rights compare to white people.They could not even go to school which should be a right that everybody should have because is important to learn. In other words i was really surprised and i kind of feel bad about how they were being
Aiyuan
5/10/2023 02:25:28 pm
It was honestly really saddening to see African Americans lose all of the rights they had struggled so hard for in just a span of 20 years. But, at the same time, it was reassuring to know that circumstances did improve for them following WWII after America realized its mistakes.
Malachi
5/10/2023 02:41:40 pm
it was messed up when white people treated black people like that and i was also mad They did not have equal rights compared to a white man or woman. African-Americans could not even go to the same school as whites. And to this day some white people are racist to black people
Andrew
5/10/2023 03:02:12 pm
My reaction to how the jim crow laws played out during WW2 was that even though they had extreme jim crow laws and they didn't turn out like the Germans, becoming Nazis. If they had someone like hitler in the US i think that would be a very scary thing. Scary as in treatment for everyone but the whites would be terrible worse than the jim crow laws of the 1930. But at least President Harry Truman tried to end segregation by intergrating army units so that they would somewhat get used to each other. The link or similarity between jim crow laws and the Nuremburg laws is devastatingly scary. Even though there was a clear link between the Nuremburg laws and the Jim Crow laws most of the Southern states still didn't abolish the jimcrow laws after ww2. Extremely scary how democracy can be ruined by crisis that would destroy the minority by propaganda and discrimination.
Ashley
5/10/2023 03:29:47 pm
I was shocked that after WW2, African Americans were still mistreated by whites because of their skin color difference. For example, Politicians abused black people to win the votes of poor whites. Newspapers fed the bias of white readers by playing up (sometimes even making up) black crimes."
Ty
5/10/2023 04:19:23 pm
It was surprising to me that the Jim Crow laws still remained throughout WWII as a concept, which was still implemented in. Slavery was abolished awhile a go and Jim Crow is still implementing it.
Andy
5/11/2023 06:14:56 am
I am furious that the Jim Crow Law and Adolf Hitler's ideology was so similar. It showed people from the United Nation that there were segregation between races in America which supports Nazi
Bowen
5/11/2023 06:24:05 am
How the Jim crow laws played out during ww2 made me upset and disappointed. African Americans tried so hard and contributed so much to the United states and still they get treated horribly by whites who can't accept black people having the same rights as them. The Jim Crow laws worked to deny any rights African Americans gained after the Civil war. The fact that the Jim crow laws worked and were around for so long is wrong but not surprising.
Morgan
5/11/2023 06:31:19 am
It made me sick to my stomach to see how poorly African Americans were treated. The United States and many other countries, unfortunately have racist histories. The Jim Crow laws discriminated African Americans.
Sitong
5/11/2023 06:38:14 am
It was disappointing to see how black people's freedom were taken away in only a few years after they fought so long to obtain it. All the effort put into stopping racism were in vain just because of some people's messed up views.It's sad to see people use violence against others who haven't done anything wrong.
Sandra
5/11/2023 06:39:00 am
My reaction to how the Jim Crow Laws played out during WWII was surprising since people were discriminated against based on their race. The Jim Crow Laws excluded black people in America and they were often arrested for no reason. In addition, the similarities of Hitler's "master race" and the Jim Crow Laws in America showed that racism is very common in the world.
Albert Liu
5/11/2023 06:42:11 am
My reaction to the Jim Crow Laws were disgusted and annoyed. It's disappointing how after all we've done and all they've done, white Americans still can't accept them as equals. In fact, we fought a damaging war over racial rights which ended in the freedom of the colored. Furthermore, colored people played a big part in all previous American wars such as WW1 and the revolutionary war. As stated in the text, "More than 360,000 black men served in World War I. The country welcomed them home with 25 major race riots". This shows how unreasonable the Jim Crow laws are almost as if America is working backwards. Colored citizens has worked hard to earn their permanent rights and it should stay permanent.
jin lei
5/11/2023 06:42:21 am
It was bad since like the article says how he is and how he play the role. Also it says how a white girl can date a black guy and that if you wanna get marry you would have to marry someone that is your own kind.
Jayden
5/11/2023 06:42:58 am
After reading about the Jim Crow laws it shocked me that people even had the thought to segregate people just by their skin color. I read in the text that it got so bad that a white person and a black person couldn't even work together in the same room. It also says that both races had almost zero contact with each other besides for when the african americans served them which is really shocking for me.
jaden
5/11/2023 08:55:26 am
It was surprising to me that the Jim Crow laws still remained throughout WWII as a concept.The Jim Crow laws against people of color and the Nuremberg laws against the Jewish are just more pieces of that period-typical racism. There are honestly too many reasons, some more valid than others, that offer explanations as to why this would be happening, and I don't feel like justifying what happened.
Ivan 820
5/11/2023 08:55:53 am
honestly, i was kinda surprised that just because the African Americans were trying to get a job and live, do normal stuff, they were discriminated against and hated because they were 'stealing' the jobs.
Justin Lu
5/11/2023 09:05:27 am
When I read this article, I was shocked about the treatment of African Americans. They gained freedom for a while, then got it taken away soon after. The African Americans were getting treated horridly.
Theo
5/11/2023 09:11:52 am
I think that all Jim Crow is just not okay because it's literally just racism and segregation. And the fact that these African-American people received no credit for their war efforts even though they gave the same as all the other people who fought they received no recognition.
zanmei
5/11/2023 09:27:48 am
During that time, African Americans weren't treated equally and they had little to no rights. The Jim crow laws during WW2 is just wrong and not right.
Ya Qin L.
5/11/2023 09:33:47 am
My reaction to how Jim Crow Laws played out during WWII was sad because it's super unjust for people of color since they basically needed to keep a distance away from whites and they were treated differently in a terrible way. For instance, according to 'A Brief History of Jim Crow', it says "Jim Crow laws touched every part of life. In South Carolina, black and white textile workers could not work in the same room, enter through the same door, or gaze out of the same window. Many industries wouldn’t hire blacks: Many unions passed rules to exclude them." Therefore, this shows that white people thought that black people were "different" or some type of creature because black and whites weren't even allowed to work in the same room or do the same things, like jobs. In addition, "In Richmond, one could not live on a street unless most of the residents were people one could marry. (One could not marry someone of a different race.) By 1914, Texas had six entire towns in which blacks could not live. Mobile passed a Jim Crow curfew: Blacks could not leave their homes after 10 p.m. Signs marked “Whites Only” or “Colored” hung over doors, ticket windows, and drinking fountains. Georgia had black and white parks. Oklahoma had black and white phone booths." This shows how segregated the US was at this time and how unfair it was to the blacks because they weren't able to do stuff whites were able to.
Desire
5/11/2023 09:43:33 am
After reading the Jim crow laws I'm not shocked at how blacks freedom was taken away. Maybe they thought that their were more benefits to come but something had to be fishy. It's really disappointing that not only they took away their rights but they lynched, raped, and did so much more to the colored. It's crazy to me how whites would do so much and pass so many acts just to exclude blacks from voting, 5/11/2023 10:45:31 am
My reaction was that though the white people had a reason, i don't believe that it was reason enough for them to start descriminating against the black people just because they were gonna take over some of the jobs
Seviana
5/11/2023 10:48:31 am
it was horrifying to see how much discrimination there was, so messed up
Jaken C
5/11/2023 10:49:33 am
My reaction to Jim Crow laws being used during WW2 was mad... I was mad that the USA was attacking and helping out during the war and fighting for a cause they were using on black people. I thought it was hippocratic how the Americans thought that treating Jews in a bad way like how the Nazis did, was worse than the discrimination Blacks were facing in the USA. That's why I reacted in a heated matter.
Ty A
5/11/2023 10:53:13 am
I surprised me because in American we are taught that the Nazis were horrible for doing what they did to the Jews, gypsy's, etc, but they leave out the part about how America was doing a similar thing and even though it wasn't as severe it was still bad.
Laura
5/11/2023 10:55:13 am
I was pretty surprised that people treated each other so unfairly back then. Colored people never did anything to deserve that treatment from society. And after all the work they had put in to end slavery there was still segregation!
Sophia
5/11/2023 10:55:25 am
The Jim Crow Laws discriminated black people. Even after WWI, after they helped serve for the war, they still were being discriminated which is really unfair for them. After WWII, America tried to do something about the Jim Crow Laws which was nice to see them trying to get rid of it.
Riley H.
5/11/2023 10:58:12 am
My reaction was shocked because of how unjust the the Jim Crow laws were. Black people faced so much discrimination just because of their skin color and it's totally unfair. They worked so hard to become free and then to still be segregated and held back is just not okay.
Casey
5/11/2023 11:01:42 am
My reaction to how the Jim Crow laws played out during World War I was not very shocking in how this was happening already with the USA segregating different races and how Hitler had this whole idea of creating the perfect race. Hitler had this whole idea of how only certain white people were considered the "master race" and were superior to others. Meanwhile, in the USA, we were dealing with separating different skin colors from white people based on the belief of/in white supremacy.
Elena J
5/11/2023 11:02:20 am
After reading this article about the Jim Crow laws I was disgusted at how society views such large forms of segregation as okay. The fact that the government saw a person's skin color as enough to determine what schools they go too or what room they are in in the hospital is upsetting on so many levels. In addition, not to mention the fact that the rule of not allowing Black and white people address each others as "brother" was normalized is ridiculous.
Kimberly Z.
5/11/2023 11:07:28 am
My reaction to how the Jim Crow laws played out during WWII was disappointment. After fighting for their freedom, they get it taken away and segregated from everyone else. For example, "In 1890, in spite of its 16 black members, the Louisiana General Assembly passed a law to prevent black and white people from riding together on railroads." This shows that even though their were black people in their government, they still passed a law that can limit black people's rights.
Jordan H
5/11/2023 11:13:20 am
I was a little disgusted because it got to the point that a person with color and a person with no color couldn't even do simple things like look out through the same window and it's similar to the Nuremberg laws because instead of being a person with color it was the Jewish people who were saw as these bad people
Anni
5/11/2023 11:18:18 am
I think it is quite disappointing how people are still not learning from history and continues to promote racism. The way African Americans were treated after contributing in WWII is truly shocking. It was a relief when people started realizing their actions are wrong and started to make changes. For example, "In 1948, President Harry Truman took decisive action to promote racial equality. He urged Congress to abolish the poll tax, enforce fair voting and hiring practices, and end Jim Crow transportation between states."
alfred
5/11/2023 11:19:31 am
my reaction is how badly black people geting hated on.black people getting hated on was not fair because they were gonna take some of the jobs
kevin
5/11/2023 11:27:12 am
It was sad hearing about the jim crow law because people really pass law so the other race won't have any right thing. Another example of this in the text is"In 1890, in spite of its 16 black members, the Louisiana General Assembly passed a law to prevent black and white people from riding together on railroads".
Kanglin
5/11/2023 11:33:10 am
I was appalled by Jim Kee's performance during WW2, because African Americans fought for America, but didn't get the same fair treatment as other white people, and continued to be racially discriminated against.
Tenghuizhao
5/11/2023 11:33:41 am
I am disturbed and concerned when I see discrimination against black people. Discrimination is a needless evil that destroys harmony and balance. We cannot exclude anyone because of prejudice. It is only prejudice for white people to think that black people will take jobs, and we should look at people instead of race. Everyone should have equal opportunities and rights, regardless of race and class.
Lily
5/11/2023 04:03:43 pm
I was shocked on how the Jim Crow laws discriminated, segragated, and treated the African Americans. Even if slaves were banned, Americans still have the hatred on African Americans by preventing them living like every other Americans. But being segrated instead, seperate schools, water fountains, parks, prisons, hospitals, and many more. Even hundred thousands serving in World War 1 won't get the Americans respect they deserved. Until Hitler's hatred on Jews and a "perfect race", reveal to Americans about racial equality, and to get rid of the law. To be honest, it really surprises me how the Us just had starting to stop segregation during World War II. After more than 70 years at the end of civil war and maybe even going further back to the Independence of the United States, the Us had finally decided to stop segregation between whites and blacks. What even more surprising that the fact me the influence came from foreign events. The Us didn't learn this by itself. Even more surprising, everyone stills didn't agreed especially the South.
Jason Lin
5/11/2023 05:01:43 pm
It concerned me that even after all of the work against discrimination against Africans, that Jim Crow Laws still took place during WWII. The whites excuse to discriminate the blacks was very illogical as their is no harm in black people being in the workforce. This is concerning because these illogical ideas can affect vulnerable people causing them to think wrong ideas and repeat history just like the Jim Crow Laws.
Samantha
5/11/2023 05:46:56 pm
The way Jim Crow played out in WWII was very wrong, but it was as expected. Even after the hardships the African Americans have faced throughout the war, how bad they have been treated. Just because of their skin color, even the many losses they have taken, they still get discriminated against. This is so unfair due to the loads of effort put in to protect their country, they still get treated like this.
Wei Hao
5/11/2023 06:49:34 pm
My reaction to how the Jim Crow Laws played out during WWII was a relief because WWII has changed America inside and outside, so it said in the article. The idea of white supremacy and Hitler's "perfect race" could not be ignored since of how terrible it is. Even though at first, when the African Americans who served in WWII came back and was rewarded with riots against them, eventually people saw through this unjust, though took them a long time.
victoria
5/11/2023 07:02:34 pm
It was frightening and surprising at the same time for me because the Jim crow laws were cruel and horrible for African Americans who were once apart of a war they had fought with america and it was incredibly cruel for the white people to discriminate the African Americans and it was humane to have Jim crow laws.
Christopher
5/11/2023 07:40:21 pm
I was shocked that the U.S. were still practicing racial inequality even in a time of distress, like WW2. The government and its citizens were still segregating black people from white people and never wanted it to stop until WW2. The similarity linking the Jim Crow laws and creating a master race in Germany just shows how horrible the both of them were, and why we should never do it again.
830 - Ivan
5/12/2023 04:12:50 am
When first reading about how the Jim Crow laws played during WWII, my initial reaction was complete shock. Although I also foudn it interesting. This was my reaction because, as the reading had stated, "In 1868, with Amendment XIV, the Constitution had finally given black men full citizenship and promised them equal protection under the law. Blacks voted, won elected office, and served on juries." This means, prior to the Jim Crow laws, there was an amendment in place, the 14th amendment which gave black men citizenshio to the United Nations and promised equal protection. However, with the Jim Crow laws, this amendment was quickly seem to have been "left behind" in a way, as the Jim Crow laws would take away rights from Black citizens in the United Nation and input racial inequality within the United Nations. This caused me to be shocked and interested generally because I just found it strange or just unrealistic that after an amendment was passed, giving rights to a certain group, it would be completely disregarded and just, taken back, as if we were, in a way, to click a botton or two to undo something that was a "mistake" and replace it back into the thing we had just fixed. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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