Great Migration
Most people who left the south went to
Industrial Northern cities
What president is credited with ending slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
Harlem is located in what city?
New York City
What county is Philadelphia located in?
Philadelphia County
This celeb won best actor for his performance in King Richard, but thats not why he made headlines at the Oscars
Will Smith
What pest greatly harmed the cotton industry and created major unemployment?
The boll weevil
Religious songs sung by slaves in the Southern US to pass messages and discuss hardships in a coded manner
Spirituals
The Harlem Renaissance is considered the direct result of what major event in African-American history?
The Great Migration
Pennsylvania is home to two NFL teams. What are they?
The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburg Steelers
What city were the 2022 winter olympics held in?
Beijing
What major world event created job opportunities for black workers in Northern factories?
WWI
This minstrel show character's name became shorthand for the era of legal segregation in the South
Jim Crow
What style of music was created/popularized during the Harlem Renassaince
Jazz (or Swing) Music
What is the capital of PA?
Harrisburg
This Covid variant emerged in December of 2021 and is currently the dominant strain in the US
Omicron >:(
Name 2 PUSH factors for the great migration
(cannot mention any that have been part of a previous question)
Unemployment, Limited opportunity, Racial violence, Jim Crow, Flooding
This man advocated for self-sufficiency and trade education for African Americans. Also founded Tuskegee University
Booker T Washington
Name 3 art forms that were important during the Harlem Renaissance
Visual Art, Poetry, Literature, Music, Dance
Name 3 states that border Pennsylvannia
New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia
Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first black woman to...
Be confirmed to the Supreme Court
What painter created a famous series about the Great Migration?
Jacob Lawrence
What 3 strategies/methods did Southern states use to prevent black people from voting during the Jim Crow era?
1. Poll Taxes
2. Literacy Tests
3. Grandfather clauses
Who is regarded as the most famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes
What is the state tree of PA?
Eastern Hemlock
What was the theme of the 2022 Met gala?
The Gilded Age ("Gilded Glamour")