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WW2 and the Korean War had a driving effect behind the Civil Rights Movement. The US military began to be reintegrated in Korea. Black servicemen returning from WW2 and Korea understandably expected their political rights after having fought for the United States.
Let's say a Republican (Charles Evan Hughes) wins in 1916 and brings the country into WWI sooner. The American toll is greater and the United States military integrated during the war. Increased exposure to freedom in Europe by African-Americans coupled with two years of serving in integrated units results in an earlier push for Civil Rights upon returning to the United States.
Is this plausible?
Wilson OTL had intended to appoint Hughes VP and then resign had he lost the election. Wilson declared war in April 1917, so I imagine TTL the US joins the war in November or December of 1916.