Great Migration
The non-economic reason many Black women left the South
What is to escape sexual exploitation and oppression
This was made possible by the larger society's ignoring of marginalized groups (such as Black women)
What is a culture of secrecy
The largest and most enduring protest organization in African-American history
What kind of jobs were African Americans holding before The Great Migration?
Sharecropping
What were the main oppressive laws of African American's were facing in the south
The Jim Crow laws
These two facts about migration quickly became apparent to Hines when researching migration in the 19th and 20th centuries
What is
1. That Black women being victims of domestic or sexual violence in the South didn't reduce their determination
2. Black women's search for autonomy and economic freedom is still complicated because of race, class, and gender conflict
These were three things that the culture of secrecy mentioned by Hines allowed Black women to do
What is
1. Function
2. Work effectively as a domestic in a white household
3. To have and raise children
4. Endure the violence of unemployed males
5. Support churches
6. Found institutions
7. Engage in social services
What State did Isabel Wilkerson's Mother migrate from?
Georgia