AAS.SS.8.C
Explain how economic conditions and racism contributed to the Great Migration.
Ethnic Studies: African American Studies · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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economic conditionsracismGreat Migration
Skills
- explain (how economic conditions contributed to the Great Migration) #dok2
- explain (how racism contributed to the Great Migration) #dok2
- analyze (the relationship between economic push/pull factors, racism, and migration trends) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can describe how economic conditions affected the migration of African Americans. #dok1
- I can identify examples of racism affecting migration decisions during the Great Migration. #dok1
- I can explain how both economic factors and racism led to the Great Migration. #dok2
- I can summarize the main reasons African Americans participated in the Great Migration. #dok2
- I can analyze the ways that economic struggles and racism together influenced migration trends. #dok3
- I can evaluate how intertwined social and economic causes drove the Great Migration. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Economic hardship and racism were central forces that contributed to the start and scale of the Great Migration.
- The Great Migration was shaped by the desire for better opportunities and the need to escape oppressive social conditions.
Essential Questions
- What economic conditions contributed to the Great Migration?
- How did racism influence the decision of African Americans to leave the South during the Great Migration?
- In what ways were economic opportunity and the hope for social justice connected during the Great Migration?
- How did the push and pull factors of the era lead to major demographic changes in the United States during the Great Migration?
- What were the long-term effects of the Great Migration on African American communities and American society?