Many southern Negroes had been migrating north from the start of WWII and were replacing the men drafted in the factories. They were overcoming union resistance and setting up households. That was continuing into the early 60s when the WoP slammed the door to advancement by giving money for not working and kicking husbands out of the household by giving AFDC liberally to the women and requiring that no husband be in the house to receive the “free” money. The propaganda got going strong then that no Negro can succeed without the help of the Government. KKK still existed as Democrat enforcers but was much weaker than it had been before the war.
All true. On the other hand, my family moved from Colorado to Kentucky in 1962. We were shocked to discover that the Civil War was still raging in the South and to see how poorly Blacks were treated. It was not uncommon to read accounts of Blacks being murdered with no suspects. The schools were segregated, and theirs were in terrible physical condition with lame curriculum.