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The Harlem Renaissance
 The Harlem Renaissance was a flowering of African American social thought
and culture which was expressed through painting, music, dance, theatre,
and literature.
 Harlem is a neighborhood located in New York City. This area served as the
center of the Harlem Renaissance
The Great Migration
The effort to win the war reshaped our nation in ways that no one could have
predicted. For example, people seeking jobs in war-related industries swelled the
populations of northern cities. Many job seekers were African Americans from the South.
They were recruited by agents from northern companies, who promised free transportation
and other benefits as well as good wages. Thus began a mass migration that would continue
for decades. Use the quotes and the data in the table to understand the reasons for this
migration and its effects.
“The best wages I could make in Georgia was $1.25 or $1.50 a day. I went to work at a dye house at Newark,
N.J., at $2.75 a day, with a rent-free room to live in… The company paid my fare North.”
“I should have been here in Chicago 20 years ago. I just begin to feel like a man… My children are going to
the same school with the whites, and I don’t have to bow to no one. I have registered – will vote in the next
election and there isn’t any “yes sir” and “no sir” – it’s all yes and no and Sam and Bill.
Directions: Complete the table using the information found in the Map on the screen
Estimated African American Migration to (+) and from (-) Selected States 1910-1920
Alabama
Georgia
Illinois
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
- 70,800
- 74,700
+ 69,800
- 51,200
+ 38,700
- 129,600
+ 63,100
+ 69,400
+ 82,500
- 74,500