Great Migration

Between 1916 and 1930 nearly 1.5 million Black people moved out of the South in this event.

• Great Migration

• Great Journey

• Great Travels

• Great Adventure

What was the impact of the Great Migration on northern cities?

• The Great Migration had no impact on northern cities.

• The Great Migration led to a decline in the population of northern cities.

• The Great Migration led to an increase in the population of northern cities, transforming their cultural, social, and political landscape.

• The Great Migration led to an increase in the population of northern cities, but had no other impact.

What is the Great Migration?

• The Great Migration was a large movement of birds from the north to the south to be warm for the winter.

• The Great Migration was the name of the time period after WWI.

• The Great Migration is the mass movement of African Americans from the south in the early 1900s.

During which years did the Great Migration take place?

• 1910-1940

• 1915-1940

• 1940-1970

• 1915-1970

What was a primary reason for the demographic shift described in this excerpt?

• Increased demand for sharecroppers in the North.

• Limited economic opportunities for African Americans in the South.

• Increased availability of manufactured goods in the North.

• A lack of educational institutions for African Americans in the South.

What was one of the main reasons African Americans migrated from the South?

• Limited economic opportunities

• Higher wages

• Opportunity for education

• Escape racism

Reasons African Americans migrated from the South to the North

Groups:

(a) Push Factor

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(b) Pull Factors

• Racial violence

• Economic Opportunity

• KKK hatred

• Racial equality

How did the Great Migration affect life in northern cities in the 1920s.

• increased competition for jobs and housing

• it caused local leaders to get rid of Jim Crow policies

• it led to the widespread election of African-American mayors in many major northern cities

• increased gender diversity in public offices

Before the Great Migration what percentage of the African American population lived the the Southern part of the United States?

• 100%

• 50%

• 90%

• 30%

Number of Black people living in Chicago in 1910.

• 135,000

• 235,000

• 335,000

• 435,000