Jim crow laws were racial segregation laws that were applied to blacks until they were overruled by the civil rights act of 1964. until that time, blacks faced discriminatory practices in all parts of public life including jobs, housing, use of public transport, and education. in addition, blacks faced discrimination in the armed forces until president harry truman issued an executive order in 1948 that outlawed discrimination in the military. based on the historical background provided, which claims in this excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt’s "four freedoms" speech, given in 1941, can be considered inconsistent with us policy? that is why the future of all the american republics is today in serious danger. that is why this annual message to the congress is unique in our history. that is why every member of the executive branch of the government and every member of the congress faces great responsibility and great accountability. the need of the moment is that our actions and our policy should be devoted primarily-almost exclusively—to meeting this foreign peril. for all our domestic problems are now a part of the great emergency. just as our national policy in internal affairs has been based upon a decent respect for the rights and the dignity of all our fellow men within our gates, so our national policy in foreign affairs has been based on a decent respect for the rights and dignity of all nations, large and small. and the justice of morality must and will win in the end. our national policy is this: first, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to all-inclusive national defense.

"The need of the moment is that our actions and our policy should be devoted primarily-almost exclusively—to meeting this foreign peril. For all our domestic problems are now a part of the great emergency."

In these lines, Roosevelt tells us that all of the domestic problems of the United States are part of the foreign emergency, and therefore, policy should concentrate on this. The statement ignores the fact that discrimination and racism are not foreign problems, but American ones.

"Just as our national policy in internal affairs has been based upon a decent respect for the rights and the dignity of all our fellow men within our gates, so our national policy in foreign affairs has been based on a decent respect for the rights and dignity of all nations, large and small."

In these lines, Roosevelt tells us that national policy in the United States is based on respecting the rights and dignity of others. This was certainly not the case when it came to African Americans.

"...we are committed to all-inclusive national defense."

The defense he talks about was not all-inclusive, as African Americans were still discriminated against.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)