12/18: Race Relations of the 1920s

12/18: Race Relations of 1920s America

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What are you MOST proud of yourself for this semester?

Yesterday,

President-Elect Biden nominated

Deb Haaland Secretary of the Interior.

She will be the 1st Native American to manage our nation's natural resources.

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Think about to class earlier this week. In your own words, what was the Great Migration? Who moved where & why?

The Great Migration: 1916-1940

• largest internal movement of people in US history

• roughly 2 million African Americans fled the racial violence of the South & moved to urban centers in the North that held greater economic opportunity

Multiple Choice

What was the impact of the 1915 Hollywood film Birth of a Nation on race relations in the United States?

• the resurgence of the white supremacist hate group, the KKK, and an increase in racial violence

• the growth of the NAACP as white Americans joined the organization in protest and a decrease in racial violence

Racial violence plagued the American South in the 1920s. But what was the experience of Black Americans that relocated to North cities?

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Why might it be important to learn about the events of the Red Summer? What is the risk of only studying the shiny, happy events of the so-called "Roaring 20s?"

Learn more about the Red Summer in EdPuzzle #1

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What was the ultimate goal of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?

Marcus Garvey

• witnessed the violence & discrimination against Black Americans firsthand

• champion of the Black Nationalist movement: unity and political self-determination for black people around the world

• RETURN TO AFRICA MOVEMENT

Legacy of

Marcus Garvey

• met with the KKK in 1922 & noted that he supported their policy of complete racial segregation

• arrested by the FBI in 1922 for mail fraud

• served 5 years in prison before being deported to Jamaica

Learn more about Marcus Garvey in EdPuzzle #2

Harlem, NYC

During the Great Migration, many African Americans that moved to NYC settled in the neighborhood of Harlem seen on the map. It is here that the world witnesses the Harlem Renaissance

Renaissance is French for "rebirth"

What was reborn during the Harlem Renaissance? Why does art matter to society?

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Based on the video we just watched, what was reborn during the Harlem Renaissance? What was unique or never before seen in the Harlem of the 1920s?

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Why is art - fine art, music, plays, films - important to society?

Learn more about the Harlem Renaissance in EdPuzzle #3

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What information stood out to you most from today's lesson? What new questions do you have about what we discussed today?

Please complete the 3 EdPuzzles before break starts.

Have an amazing, restful break!

Be safe!

Return to school on Tuesday, Jan 5th.