Jim Crow and The Great Migration

What was the primary purpose of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama under Booker T. Washington's leadership?

• To educate African Americans for careers in politics

• To provide housing for African-American families

• To train African-Americans as teachers, farmers, and ministers

• To promote racial segregation

In his 1895 speech at the Atlanta Cotton States Exposition, what did Booker T. Washington ask white employers to do?

• Promote civil rights for African-Americans

• Hire African-Americans in various roles

• Embrace racial integration

• Reject the idea of separate but equal

According to Booker T. Washington's vision, how did he hope African-Americans would interact with their white employers?

• As equals in all aspects of life

• As separate but cooperative in the workforce

• As integrated individuals in society

• As leaders of civil rights movements

What did the Supreme Court establish in the Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896?

• Racial segregation was unconstitutional

• Separate facilities for different races were unconstitutional

• Segregation was constitutional as long as it was equal

• Jim Crow laws were invalid in southern states

When did the Supreme Court finally overturn the "separate but equal" doctrine, as mentioned in the passage?

• 1877

• 1915

• 1954

• 1929

What key event is considered a catalyst for the Great Migration?

• The end of World War I

• The passage of the 13th Amendment

• The rise of the Ku Klux Klan

• The publication of "The Birth of a Nation"

Why did many African-Americans choose to migrate from the South to the North during the Great Migration?

• To escape sharecropping and debt

• To join the Ku Klux Klan

• To work on southern farms

• To escape overcrowded northern cities

What did the NAACP organize in response to racial violence and riots?

• Silent marches

• Protest rallies

• Armed resistance

• Political campaigns

Which city became famous for its African-American culture, including music, art, and literature?

• Atlanta

• New Orleans

• Harlem

• Chicago

How did the stock market crash of 1929 affect the Great Migration?

• It led to an acceleration of the migration.

• It had no impact on the migration.

• It slowed down the pace of the migration.

• It ended the migration entirely.