AAS 118 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fisk University, Grandfather Clause, Boston Guardian

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: African-American Studies
• Course: AAS 118
• Professor: Ogunbowale Mopelolade

Document Summary

American negro academy: male scholarly organization that assembled to study historical works etc. Fraternities and sororities: scholarship, social graces and cultural involvement. Supported the war efforts and participated as troops. Discrimination remains the same: racial stereotypes, not usually allowed in combat; segregation. The great migration took place between 1910 and 1940 with about 1. 75 million blacks living the north. Push factors: agricultural disaster in the south; jim crow and injustice of judicial system; lynching and rape. Pull factors: need for labor for ww1 in the north; vibrancy of the north. Peoples: african-americans from south to north; caribbean to us. Destinations: florida, washington, philadelphia, new york, pittsburgh, cleveland, detroit, Race riots were triggered by the following issues. Alleged rape of white women by black men and white retaliation- springfield, Triggered by attack on black communities: atlanta1906; east st louis, 1917. Killing of black/white individuals: elaine 1919; chicago 1919. Attack of black soldiers on civilian population: houston 1917.