1. The roaring twenties

2. Readings Don’t Know Much About History reading
Take notes in your notebook
Quotes on Women’s Suffrage questions
Answer the 3 questions in your notebook
Flappers reading

3. Lecture

4. Great Migration In the 1910s and 1920s…
African-Americans migrated North
1.5 million Southern African-Americans moved North by 1919

5. Great Migration
Where:
Primarily the Northeast and Midwest

6. Great Migration Social Factors - Escape racism of the South
Economic Factors -
For job opportunities:
Jim Crow laws
Lynchings
Unfair legal & educational systems
Sharecropping
Poverty
WWI opened up jobs
Need to manufacture
Workers drafted
Restrictions on immigration
Factory & railroad jobs in the North

7. Great Migration
Massive growth of African-American population in North:
Chicago’s African-American population grew by 148%
Detroit’s grew by 611%

9. Great Migration Led to racial tensions in North
Increased racism in North
Even some race riots
Segregated neighborhoods – “redlining”
Economic & cultural opportunities for African-Americans expanded

10. Harlem renaissance African-American neighborhood of Harlem, NYC
In the 1920s, African- American literature, art, music, dance, and social commentary began to flourish

11. Harlem renaissance In all these art forms, African-Americans:
Celebrated their heritage and history
and
Explored the African-American identity

12. Today’s question
How did the Harlem Renaissance portray the African-American experience?

13. Music & movies We’ll watch a clip from a documentary
As you watch, fill in the first column on the graphic organizer
Please fill in the next column of the graphic organizer

14. The roaring twenties

15. directions 1. Examine the art/literature at the station
See the instructions sheet for detailed directions
1. Examine the art/literature at the station
While doing so, fill in the first column
Poetry must be read aloud
2. Read the discussion questions aloud, and talk about them with your group
3. Then fill out the last column of your graphic organizer

16. Harlem renaissance 8 minutes
These timers appear initially as a cream, coloured circle. The timer is initiated by clicking on, at which point the circle will fill up in a clockwise direction with the colour you see above.
At the end of the time, a bell will sound.
It is possible to change the timings of the timers by entering the animation settings and changing the timings of the relevant ‘Oval’. Note the timings have to be entered in seconds.
It is possible to have multiple timers on the same slide as these work independently of each other.

17. Study Time Options: Unit 4 Test corrections
Independent study time for the final
Use your study guide & ask questions if needed!