They resisted it in numerous ways and sought better opportunities through lawsuits , new organizations , political redress , and labor organizing ( see the African - American civil rights movement ( 1896 -- 1954 ) ) .
African Americans and other ethnic minorities rejected this regime .
African Americans resisted it in numerous ways and sought better opportunities through lawsuits , new organizations , political redress , and labor organizing ( see the African Americans     civil rights movement ( 1896 -- 1954 ) ) .
African Americans and other ethnic minorities rejected this regime .