Great Migration and Its Impacts

What was the primary reason for the Great Migration?

• Unsatisfactory economic opportunities and harsh segregationist laws in the South

• The end of World War I

• The rise of the Harlem Renaissance

• The Great Depression

Which city experienced the highest percentage growth in Black population between 1910 and 1920?

• New York City

• Chicago

• Philadelphia

• Detroit

What was one major cultural impact of the Great Migration?

• The emergence of the Harlem Renaissance

• The dissolution of the Ku Klux Klan

• The establishment of racially based housing ordinances

• The decline of industrial labor demand

Why did many Black Americans leave the South during the Great Migration?

How did the Great Migration help shape Black culture and life in America during the 1900s?