Defining Moments in American History: The Great Migration North, 1910-1970
Defining Moments in American History: The Great Migration North, 1910-1970
Editor/Author
Harris, Laurie Lanzen
Publication Year: 2012
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.
Single-User Purchase Price:
$54.00

Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$81.00
ISBN: 978-1-78402-624-0
Category: History - United States -- History
Image Count:
47
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Provides a detailed account of the Great Migration. Explores the history of African Americans, the events leading up to their northern movement, and its lasting influence on society.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- How to Use This Book
- Research Topics for Defining Moments: The Great Migration North
- NARRATIVE OVERVIEW
- Prologue
- Chapter One: Becoming African American
- Chapter Two: The First Great Migration
- Chapter Three: The Second Great Migration
- Chapter Four: The Civil Rights Movement
- Chapter Five: The “Return” Migration
- Chapter Six: The Legacy of the Great Migration
- BIOGRAPHIES
- Robert S. Abbott (1870-1940): Newspaper Publisher, Founder, and Editor of the Chicago Defender
- Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955): Educator and Civil Rights Activist
- Tom Bradley (1917-1998): Politician and First Black Mayor of Los Angeles
- W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963): Scholar, Historian, and Civil Rights Leader
- Marcus Garvey (1887-1940): Jamaican Black Nationalist and Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association
- Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965): Playwright and Author of A Raisin in the Sun
- Langston Hughes (1902-1967): Poet, Short Story Writer, and Playwright of the Harlem Renaissance
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968): Civil Rights Leader and President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
- Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000): Creator of The Migration and Other Artistic Works about the African-American Experience
- A. Philip Randolph (1889-1979): Labor and Civil Rights Leader
- Malcolm X (1925-1965): Political and Religious Leader and Civil Rights Activist
- PRIMARY SOURCES
- The Chicago Defender Reports on Lynchings in the Jim Crow South
- The Massacre of East St. Louis
- The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
- African Americans Praise Life in the North
- Langston Hughes Remembers the Harlem Renaissance
- President Roosevelt Signs the Fair Employment Act
- An Eyewitness Account of the 1943 Race Riot in Detroit
- President Truman Integrates the American Military
- An African-American Migrant Builds a New Life in the North
- The Kerner Report Analyzes the Root Causes of Racial Tensions in America
- Reasons for the “Return Migration” to the South
- The Great Migration and Its Enduring Impact on America
- Important People, Places, and Terms
- Chronology
- Sources for Further Study
- Photo and Illustration Credits