Isabel Wilkerson: The Great Migration and the Power of a Single Decision

Who is the author of the talk about the Great Migration?

• Isabel Wilkerson

• Michelle Obama

• Toni Morrison

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What time period did the Great Migration occur?

• Between World War I and the 1970s

• During the Civil War

• From the 1980s to the 2000s

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How many African Americans moved during the Great Migration?

• Eight million

• Three million

• Six million

From where did the African Americans migrate during the Great Migration?

• The East Coast

• The Midwest

• The Jim Crow South

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To which areas did African Americans move during the Great Migration?

• European countries

• Asian countries

• Cities in the North and West

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What was significant about the Great Migration according to Isabel Wilkerson?

• It was the first time the lowest caste people signaled they had options

• It was the largest migration in world history

• It ended racial segregation in the United States

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What did the people of the Great Migration achieve by their actions?

• They gained voting rights

• They freed themselves

• They ended Jim Crow laws

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According to the TED talk, If nobel prize winner and author Toni Morrison did not leave the south as a child what would she not have been able to do?

• See her grandmother

• travel to New York City

• take a book out of the library

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What is the main theme of Isabel Wilkerson's talk?

• Economic disparities in modern America

• Social change and the power of decision

• The impact of the Civil Rights Movement

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