Push & Pull Factors
Name one push factor during the Great Migration?
~ Jim Crow laws
~ Violence
~ Racism
Name a city people moved to during the Great Migration?
~ NYC
~ Philadelphia
~ Chicago
~Detroit
Who was Zora Neale Hurston?
An author
What kind of music became popular during the Harlem Renaissance?
Jazz
~Blues
~Gospel
About how many African Americans moved during the Great Migration?
~ About 6 million
What was the most reliable form of transportation?
Trains
Which famous poet during the Harlem Renaissance wrote "I, Too?"
Langston Hughes
When did the Harlem Renaissance occur?
1920s-1930s
Name one reason African Americans moved to cities?
~More job opportunites
~ Improved living conditions
~ More education
What was one of the most African American newspaper?
The Chicago Defender
Who was known as the "Empress of the Blues"?
Bessie Smith
What is another name for the Harlem Renaissance?
New Negro Movement
What was the time period of the Great Migration?
1910-1970
What was the neighborhood that became center of the Harlem Renaissance?
Harlem
Name a famous jazz musician from the Harlem Renaissance?
Duke Ellington
~Louis Armstrong
~ Cab Calloway
How did music, art, literature spread during the Harlem Rebaissance?
~Radio
~ Performances
~Newspapers & Magazines
Which world war helped start the first wave of the Great Migration?
World War I
Name two Southern states that many African Americans left from during the Great Migration?
Mississippi and Alabama
~ Georgia & Texas
~ South Carolina & Louisiana
Who advocated for civil rights, education, and Black pride? (Hint. Co-founder of the NAACP
W.E.B Du Bois
What kind of themes did Harlem Renaissance figures explore?
Black culture
~ Identity
~ Racial hardships