African American Culture of the 1920s

According to the map, where were African Americans migrating from?

• The East
• The North
• The South
• The Midwest

The Great Migration refers to the shift of the African­American  population from the

• rural South to the rural North
• rural North to the rural South
• urban South to the urban North
• rural South to the urban North

What does it mean to migrate?

• To move from one place to another
• To sleep all winter
• To hunt for food
• To change houses

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During The Great Migration, many southerners moved to big cities for what reason?

• to find more food
• because they didn't like growing cotton
• to find better jobs
• to get bigger homes

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It was hard for black people to find jobs in the south because of __________, which made segregation legal.

• Jim Crow laws
• Slave laws
• Segregational Act of 1900
• Civil Rights

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What time period did the Great Migration take place during?

• 1810 - 1830
• 1950 - 1990
• 1910 - 1930
• 1990 - 2010

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When did most of the Great Migration take place?

• during and after the Civil War
• during and after the Revolutionary War
• During and after WWI
• During and after WWII

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What area of New York did many African Americans move to?  It became known for artistic, poetic, intellectual and musical creativity.

• The Bronx
• Harlem
• Staten Island
• Queens

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Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group 

• Latinos
• African-Americans 
• Native Americans
• Asians

Believed that vocational education would help African Americans gain equality

• Booker T Washington
• WEB DuBois