American Studies 2200E Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Light Skin, The New Negro: An Interpretation, W. E. B. Du Bois

• School: Western University
• Department: American Studies
• Course: American Studies 2200E
• Professor: Anna Zuschlag

Document Summary

Altered race relations in the united states. American not directly involved in the war until 1917. Leaving to escape the jim crow south and to fill northern industry. Millions of black americans flee to the northern cities. Southern americans joined by migrants from the west indies. Before wwi 90% of the black population lived in the south. Between 1910-1920, half a million leave the south. By the (cid:1005)9(cid:1006)(cid:1004)"s o(cid:448)e(cid:396) o(cid:374)e (cid:373)illio(cid:374) head to u(cid:396)(cid:271)a(cid:374) (cid:272)e(cid:374)t(cid:396)es like ne(cid:449) yo(cid:396)k a(cid:374)d chi(cid:272)ago. Pulled to factories with higher wages than sharecropping in the south. More opportunity for efficient and longer education for their children. Escaping the violence and lynching in the south. Most of the immigrants from the west indies were professionals. Creates a class divide within the african american community. The no(cid:396)the(cid:396)(cid:374) k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:374) as (cid:862)the p(cid:396)o(cid:373)ised la(cid:374)d(cid:863) Most migrants are young men and women, single, have young families. Sets the scene for racial tensions, but also breakthroughs.