1. “I Got Ramblin’ on My Mind”
The Great Migration
“I Got Ramblin’ on My Mind”

2. “Travelin’ Riverside Blues”
The Great Migration occurred from 1910 to 1970, 1920 to 1950
About 6.5 million African-Americans migrated out of the South
Fact: in 1910, 80 percent of blacks lived in the South. By 1970, less than half lived there, with only 25 percent in the rural South (pbs.org)

3. “Sweet Home Chicago” Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia
Later on, there was a migration west, too

4. “When Things Go Wrong It Hurts Me Too"
Actually, we already know why…
Sharecropping
Jim Crow Laws
Violence and the KKK
Public lynchings

5. “This Train Bound for Glory”
The North was the promised land
Factories were plenty and paid well
Factories paid three times what working on the land in the South paid (pbs.org)

6. “Any Human to Another”
A variety of people in a variety of situations were involved: single people, married people, families, etc.

7. “In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down”
Civil Rights activism began to be important for both men and women
The Great Migration was something people were aware of

8. “Ramblin’ on My Mind”- Robert Johnson
“Travelin’ Riverside Blues”- Robert Johnson
“Sweet Home Chicago”- Robert Johnson
“It Hurts Me Too”- Elmore James
“This Train Bound for Glory”- Big Bill Broonzy
“Five Long Years”- Eddie Boyd
“Any Human to Another”- Countee Cullen
“In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down”- Big Bill Broonzy