Podcast
Questions and Answers
What city experienced a remarkable growth rate of 611 percent in their African American population during the Great Migration?
What city experienced a remarkable growth rate of 611 percent in their African American population during the Great Migration?
Detroit
Why did many African American migrants take on long hours and multiple jobs in northern cities during the Great Migration?
Why did many African American migrants take on long hours and multiple jobs in northern cities during the Great Migration?
To achieve their vision of the American Dream.
What was one reason why many skilled craftsmen from the South were unable to find similar jobs in the North during the Great Migration?
What was one reason why many skilled craftsmen from the South were unable to find similar jobs in the North during the Great Migration?
Company policy, union regulations, or white-only traditions.
How did Henry Ford contribute to the increase of black workers on assembly lines during the Great Migration?
How did Henry Ford contribute to the increase of black workers on assembly lines during the Great Migration?
What was the approximate percentage increase in New York's black population during the Great Migration?
What was the approximate percentage increase in New York's black population during the Great Migration?
Why were white workers in Alabama unhappy with the situation described in the text?
Why were white workers in Alabama unhappy with the situation described in the text?
What impact did the arrival of southern black workers have on the industrial world?
What impact did the arrival of southern black workers have on the industrial world?
How did most white individuals view the introduction of African American workers into the workforce?
How did most white individuals view the introduction of African American workers into the workforce?
Why were labor unions unable to cope with the rapid influx of African American workers from the South?
Why were labor unions unable to cope with the rapid influx of African American workers from the South?
How did racism affect the integration of African American workers into labor organizations?
How did racism affect the integration of African American workers into labor organizations?
