Elizabeth Key Crash Course Black American History

The video explores the Great Migration, a significant movement of Black Americans from the South to the North, urban South, and West during the early to mid-20th century. It discusses the economic and social factors that pushed Black Americans to leave, such as sharecropping, Jim Crow laws, and violence. The video also highlights the challenges faced in the North and the Southern response to the migration.

In what ways did the Great Migration resemble a refugee crisis?

What were some of the challenges that Black Americans faced upon arriving in Northern cities?

How did the economic infrastructure of the South rely on Black labor during the Great Migration?