Asked by Justin Plowdrey on Jun 26, 2024

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Which organizations,headed successively by George Edmund Haynes and Eugene Kinckle Jones,played a decisive role in helping black migrants to the North adjust to their new surroundings?

A) National Urban League
B) NAACP
C) Central Committee of Negro College Men
D) YMCA

National Urban League

A nonpartisan civil rights organization in the United States that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination.

George Edmund Haynes

An influential African American sociologist and social worker who co-founded the National Urban League, focusing on improving social conditions for African Americans in urban areas.

Eugene Kinckle Jones

An influential African American leader and one of the founding members of the National Urban League, devoted to improving socio-economic conditions for African Americans in the early 20th century.

  • Understand the influence of World War I on the progression of civil rights initiatives and the activities of African American advocacy groups such as the NAACP.
  • Determine the socio-economic influences that led to the significant relocation of Black Americans from the South to the North in the era surrounding the First World War.
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Angelica fe MarquezJun 30, 2024
Final Answer :
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Explanation :
The National Urban League, under the leadership of George Edmund Haynes and later Eugene Kinckle Jones, was instrumental in assisting black migrants moving to the North with their adjustment to new environments, focusing on employment, housing, and social services.