Great Migration
What was the Great Migration?
It was when millions of African Americans migrated away from the South.
What are Push and pull factors?
Factors that pushed people away from the South and pulled them to the North and West.
What is it called when civilians kill someone without a trial in court?
Lynching
What Laws acted to segregate people in the South based off race.
Jim Crow Laws
Name one place that was segregated by Jim Crow Laws? (No Repeats)
Water fountains, waiting rooms, restaurants, public transport, schools, parks, or cemeteries.
Where did African Americans migrated during the Great Migration
They migrated to the North and West.
What are 2 push/pull factors that contributed to the Great Migration?
Lynchings, KKK, Homestead Act, Jim Crow Laws, Chicago Defender, and Sharecropping were all push/pull factors.
What group took major parts in lynchings?
What groups got separated by Jim Crow Laws?
African Americans/People of Color from White people.
What kind of group was the KKK?
A white supremacist group.
How many African AMericans were originally in the South?
8 Million
What was the newspaper that opposed oppression and violence in the South?
The Chicago Defender
What does KKK stand for?
It stands for the Ku Klux Klan.
List 3 examples of places separated by Jim Crow Laws? (No Repeats)
Water fountains, waiting rooms, restaurants, public transport, schools, parks, or cemeteries.
Where did police brutality take place?
The North.
How many African Americans migrated from the South?
6 million that were originally living in the South.
What took place in the South that acted as the new version of slavery?
Sharecropping
What did lynchings often involve?
Torturing, beating, or terrorizing the victims.
What was one of the items segregated in one of the images in two slides during the presentation?
Water fountains or waiting rooms.
What newspaper is credited as the most influential to the Great Migration?
The Chicago Defender.
How long did the Great Migration Last?
The Great Migration lasted from 1916 - 1970.
What was the pull factor that drew people to the West for free land?
The Homestead Act.
What was the symbol for the KKK?
The burning cross.
How long were Jim Crows in place in the South?
From 1877 to 1950.
How many acres would be get from the Homestead Act?
160 acres of land.