Question

how did african americans live change during ww2?

Answer 1

during the war, businesses were beginning to boom at the time. And because very small percentage of African Americans fought in the war, it made jobs available which the incomes mainly went into black businesses in the communities. After WWII African Americans business owners and families had enough money to move out of crowded inner cities and into the suburbs. Of coarse, the migration of African Americans families to suburban areas led to white families relocating, which led to vacant homes resulting in lower property value in neighborhoods. This had social-economic impact on African Americans communities as the racial attitudes of the time still persist.