US History January 16, 2015

Warm up: Why were there racial tensions

in the 1920’s?Depth of Knowledge: 2-3; Standard 1; I

can explain how people viewed the Chicago race riots with evidence.

Presidential Partners

Introduction• Starting in the early 20th century, African Americans left

the South in large numbers and tried to find work and freedom in the North.

• WWI provided tons of industrial work and, and over 400,00 0 African Americans migrated from the South to Northern cities between 1916-1918 alone.

• The first Great Migration lasted until 1930, and resulted in major shift in where African Americans lived in the United States. (demographics)

• There was another great migration during WWII. • Today, many people are noticing a reverse migration of

African Americans back to the South.• Depth of Knowledge: 2-3; Standard 1; I can explain how

people viewed the Chicago race riots with evidence.

Play movie:

http://ashp.cuny.edu/ashp-documentaries/up-south

/Depth of Knowledge: 2-3; Standard 1; I can explain how people viewed

the Chicago race riots with evidence.

Debrief:

• Why did many African Americans leave the South and move North?

• What was it like in the North for African Americans?

• Why did racial tensions rise right after WWI?

• Depth of Knowledge: 2-3; Standard 1; I can explain how people viewed the Chicago race riots with evidence.

Today we’re going to look more closely at the Chicago Race Riots of 1919

• Documents A and B with Graphic Organizer• Read both documents out loud and fill out the Graphic

Organizer in pairs. (Get with your called Presidential Partner)

• Discuss: On what points do the accounts agree? Disagree? Which accounts do you find more reliable? Why?

• Do you believe that one boys’ death could start a massive riot? Why or why not?

• What other conditions were probably in place that created a climate for a riot?

• documents C, D, and E and complete page 2 of the Graphic Organizer.

• Depth of Knowledge: 2-3; Standard 1; I can explain how people viewed the Chicago race riots with evidence.

Discussion:• According to the documents, what caused

the Chicago Race Riots of 1919?• Do you think one of these causes (i.e.,

housing, jobs, or New Negro) led to the violence more than other causes? Why?

• Why do you think there were 20 riots across the nation that summer?

• Do you think the Chicago Race Riots would have happened if even if that boy didn’t get killed in Lake Michigan? Why or why not?

• Depth of Knowledge: 2-3; Standard 1; I can explain how people viewed the Chicago race riots with evidence.

Exit

• What caused the Chicago Race Riots of 1919? Support your answer with evidence from the documents today.

• Documents go in the basket, keep graphic organizers, exits come to me on the way out please

• Anymore crossword puzzles?• Depth of Knowledge: 2-3; Standard 1; I

can explain how people viewed the Chicago race riots with evidence.

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Homework due Tuesday• Let’s look at current racial tension in

the US. Recently in the last few months, there have been several trials involving an African American and a police officer. Create a big question and bring in several documents with little questions you create to help us understand what we read. Answer your question using the documents you bring in. Present for extra points using any format you choose.

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