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Examine the various factors that led to and the consequences of the Great Migration.
Clarifications
Clarification 1: Instruction includes the push and pull factors of the Great Migration. (e.g., race riots, socio-economic factors, political rights, how African Americans suffered infringement of rights through racial oppression, segregation, discrimination).
Clarification 2: Instruction includes the Great Migration and its influence on American culture (e.g., political realignment and dealignment).
Clarification 3: Instruction includes how the transition from rural to urban led to opportunities and challenges. (e.g., Emmett J. Scott: Letters of Negro Migrants, Jacob Lawrence: The Migration of the Negro, red-lining, 1935 Harlem Race Riot, broad increase in economic competition).
General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: African American History
Date Adopted or Revised: 05/24
Status: State Board Approved
Related Courses
This benchmark is part of these courses.
2100340: African-American History (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2100336: African-American History Honors (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2100345: Great Men and Women of Color Who Shaped World History (Specifically in versions: 2017 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
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