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The Klan would make their presence known by burning 'fiery' crosses. Anyone who opposed it was at risk of being lynched. Between the end of WW1 and america's entry into WW11, 505 lynchings of black americans were recorded. Therefore the KKK were a central obstacle in blacks achieving their civil rights between 1918-42 because they had widespread support across the country, often in powerful places. This was important because if anyone were to speak out against the Klan or indeed anyone who the Klan saw as a threat to whites, risked being lynched, this brought upon a lot of fear on black americans. Consequently this was a crucial reason why black Americans were unable to achieve their civil rights. However the power of the Klan was declining by the end of the 1920's. In Alabama the Klan dropped to less than 6000 by 1930. This shows that it was not as powerful a movement by the start of WW11 as it was at its peak in 1925 therefore the KKK is limited in explaining why black americans were unable to achieve their civil rights between 1918-42 Divisions in the black community was of importance in explaining why black Americans were unable to achieve their civil rights between 1918-1942. At this time some attempts were made by black Americans to work to improve their status in American society. Two key leaders of this time were Booker T Washington and WEB Du Bois, unfortunately their leadership was divided as the two men could not agree on how best to tackle the civil rights problems in America. Washington urged blacks to accept discrimination and work on elevating themselves through hard work and econmic advancement. In contrast Du Bois believed blacks already deserved the quality and called for protests for their civil rights. Therefore divisions in the black community were a central obstacle in blacks achieving their civil rights between 1918-42 because it meant there was no unified voice behind which blacks could rally and their impact was limited in the interwar period. This was important because this divided leadership lacked unity therefore blacks struggled to challenge the legal segregation that existed as there was no leader nor voice to fight behind. Consequently this was a crucial reason why black Americans were unable to achieve their civil rights. However the leaders inspired discussions of the problems faced by black americans and provided solutions about how the position of black american could be improved, this helping conversation of what could be done stimulate. Consequently divisions in the black community are limited in explaining why black Americans were unable to achieve their civil rights between 1918-1942. Legal impediments were of importance in explaining why black Americans were unable to achieve their civil rights between 1918-1942. In the USA each state had the right to create legislation that affected people's day to day lives. As a consequence of this, the federal government had no power to stop individual states passing Jim Crow Laws. Example of Jim Crow Laws meant Blacks and whites were seperated in facilities such as restaurants, public transport, and schools. Black schools were constantly underfunded which led to overcrowding and lack of supplies. Therefore legal impediments were a central obstacle in blacks achieving their civil rights between 1918-42 because the poor standard of education prevented black Americans from getting a stable education. This is important because this lack of education left millions of black children at a great disadvantage leading to long term economic, educational and social disadvantages. Consequently this was a crucial reason why black Americans were unable to achieve their civil rights. However the Jim Crow laws did not exist in all states in the USA, mainly in the northern states segregation did not exist, this was unable to explain why black Americans were unable to achieve their civil rights therefore legal impediments is limited in explaining why black americans were unable to achieve their civil rights between 1918-42. Lack of political influence was of importance in explaining why black Americans were unable to achieve their civil rights between 1918-1942. Even though blacks had the constitutional right to vote, in the south this was difficult to do so in order to vote you must have registered first within the strict voting qualifications. Literacy tests were introduced in some states requiring voters to be able to read and explain a section of american constitution which blacks were less likely to pass. In addition the Klan would intimidate blacks attempting to register. Therefore legal impediments were a central obstacle in blacks achieving their civil rights between 1918-42 because black Americans could not influence the state legislations as they could not serve on juries or in local office. This was important because they were not able to petition the government to produce change and their interests were overlooked whilst Jim Crow laws stayed in place. Consequently this was a crucial reason why black Americans were unable to achieve their civil rights. However if black Americans were able to freely vote the white vote would have been more dominant across the USA therefore resulting in little change. Consequently lack of political influence is limited in explaining why black Americans were unable to achieve their civil rights between 1918-1942. In conclusion divisions within the black community was a significant reason on why blacks were unable to achieve their civil rights between 1918-1942 because the political influence of the NAACP was toothless, it lacked political influenced needed to pass anti-lynching legistation and therefore failed to overturn Jim Crow Laws. This was in comparison to the KKK who were organised and had significant political backing. Consequently, the most important factor was the KKK because their unlawful and incredibly violent act of murdering a black American without the authority of the courts pushed black Americans into a state of terror therefore unable to challenge the inequalities they faced in the South. Finally legal impediments put into place such as Jim Crow laws were significant for black Americans unable to achieve their civil rights because black Americans were removed from protection of the law as historian A. Leon Hlgeenbothan stated this was significant because it "gave the imprimatur that the law in America could do to blacks what it couldn't do to Irish, Italian or Jews." 3/3