Asked by Jairus Knudsen on Jul 11, 2024
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Black migration led to a riot in 1917 which left at least forty blacks dead in the city of
A) Indianapolis,Indiana.
B) East St.Louis,Illinois.
C) Cincinnati,Ohio.
D) Buffalo,New York.
Black Migration
Refers to the movement of African Americans from the rural Southern United States to the urban North, Midwest, and West from approximately 1916 to 1970, often called the Great Migration.
East St. Louis
A city in Illinois notable for the 1917 race riot, one of the most violent episodes of racial conflict in the 20th-century United States.
Riot
A violent disturbance by a crowd, often a symptom of social unrest or protest against authority or government policies.
- Discern the socio-economic motivators that contributed to the widespread migration of Black Americans away from the South towards the North, during and in the aftermath of World War I.
- Analyze the causes of racial strife and the subsequent attacks on African American communities and servicemen in the timeframe of World War I.
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Learning Objectives
- Discern the socio-economic motivators that contributed to the widespread migration of Black Americans away from the South towards the North, during and in the aftermath of World War I.
- Analyze the causes of racial strife and the subsequent attacks on African American communities and servicemen in the timeframe of World War I.
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