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The “Others”

The “Others”. Minorities On the Home Front. Factory Workers. Factories wanted white men Most white men were off shooting at Nazis or the Japanese Forced to recruit women and minorities. Rosie the Riveter. Symbol of the campaign to hire women

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The “Others”

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  1. The “Others” Minorities On the Home Front

  2. Factory Workers • Factories wanted white men • Most white men were off shooting at Nazis or the Japanese • Forced to recruit women and minorities

  3. Rosie the Riveter • Symbol of the campaign to hire women • Inspired by the song “Rosie the Riveter” by the Vagabonds

  4. Hello Rosie

  5. Women Sending Us Into the Sky • Between 1940 and 1945 women in the workforce rose from 27% to 37% • Aviation saw the greatest increase • 310,000 women were in the aviation industry in 1943 • 65% of the industry’s total workforce

  6. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) • Baseball was America’s pastime, but the war would not stop young players from being drafted • An all-female league was developed to continue the season

  7. Sending African Americans to Work • Still didn’t want to hire African Americans • A. Philip Randolph threatens to march on Washington if things don’t change

  8. Executive Order 8802 • “there shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color or national origin.” • The Fair Employment Practices Commission is established to enforce Exec. Order 8802

  9. The Detroit Race Riot • Black and white teenage girls start fighting • Things escalate and everyone starts fighting across the city • 25 blacks and 9 whites are killed

  10. Where are the Workers? • Whites are at war • Blacks are in the factories • The Japanese are in camps • Who else is there?

  11. The Bracero Program • US works with Mexican government to send workers • Become farmers in the Southwest • Also build and maintain railroads • Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans cross the border to find work

  12. Legalized Slavery • Signed contracts in English • Low wages • Unsafe conditions • Taken advantage of • Lived in tiny tents and trailers

  13. The Victory Suit • No vest • No cuffs • Short jacket • Narrow lapels

  14. The Zoot Suit • Baggy, pleated pants • Knee-length jacket with wide lapels • Wide-brimmed hat • Long hair

  15. The Zoot Suit Riots • Los Angeles • Rumor: Zoot suiters had attacked sailors • 2,500 soldiers and sailors storm into Mexican American communities and attacked zoot suited teenagers

  16. Germans and Italians • Given curfews • Subject to police searches • Fishing boats were taken • Forced to move • Some were interned

  17. Japanese Americans • Mobs attack their businesses • Bankers won’t cash their checks • Grocers won’t sell them food • Newspapers talk of Japanese spies • The public demands they be removed from the West Coast

  18. Executive Order 9066 • Any part of the US can be declared a military zone and the War Department could remove anyone they wanted from that area • The whole West Coast is declared a military zone

  19. Korematsu v. United States • Fred Korematsu argued interment wasn’t violated his rights • Went to the Supreme Court • Ruled interment constitutional • Military necessity

  20. Japanese Internment • Only a few days to sell everything • Put on trains and sent to camps in remote areas • Cramped living spaces • Poorly equipped housing

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