1. We are in our assigned seat, with Our phones put away
In This Class…..
We are in our assigned seat,
with Our phones put away
When the bell rings.

2. The Great Migration Key Terms Migration Who? What? When? Where?
Why? (Six Reasons)
Reaction of Northern Whites

3. What does migration mean?
Migration is the process of moving from one location to another. This could be moving from one country to another country or just moving in the same town!
Immigration is a kind of migration!

4. Some basic info… Who: 500,000 African Americans
What: Migrated from the South to the North
Where: Large cities such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and St. Louis

5. When was all this happening?
The Great Migration happened between and 1920, especially during World War I.

6. Why did so many African Americans leave the south?
1. Jobs in the South were scarce (very few) and low paying.
African Americans could earn a lot more money in the North

7. 2. African Americans faced discrimination and violence in the South.
The South was still dealing with the effects of the Civil War, including Jim Crow laws

8. 3. African American moved to northern cities in search of better job opportunities.
WWI almost completely stopped immigration from Europe
The northern industries needed African Americans to work

9. World War I also increased the demand for goods
World War I also increased the demand for goods. This increase in demand meant an even greater need for jobs!

10. It wasn’t easy though…
African Americans also faced discrimination and violence in the North
White workers hated the labor competition

11. White homeowners were upset that overcrowded black neighborhoods overflowed into white neighborhoods

12. Places like Harlem that had been white became centers of black life.
Chicago’s African American population grew from 44,000 in to 110,000 in 1920.
Cleveland’s African American population grew from 8,000 to 34,000.

13. Six Main Causes of the Great Migration
Jim Crow Laws in the South (Push)
Racial Violence in the South (Push)
Limited Economic Opportunities in the South (Push)
Increased Demand for Industrial Workers in the North (Pull)
Better Educational Opportunities in the North (Pull)
Increased Political Opportunities in the North (Pull)

14. Effects of the Great Migration
Shift Blacks from a Rural Population to an Urban Population
Increase the number of African Americans living in North cities; Make these cities truly multi-racial
But what else??...

15. Effects of the Great Migration
To evaluation the effects of the Great Migration we will look at a piece of prose by Richard Wright called the “The One- Room Kitchenette” (1941)
Our focus will be on:
Examining the effects of the Great Migration on African American lives?
Evaluating whether the Great Migration was emancipatory
(did it make African Americans more free?)
You will…
Read the story
Work with a partner on Reading and Questions (Tmrw)

16. “One Room Kitchenette”
Start Reading
“One Room Kitchenette”
By Richard Wright
This will be quiet
Reading time.
You will have an
Assignment on this!