African Americans in North and South

Question 1

Where did most African Americans live in the South ?

Answer 1

small rural towns

Question 2

What kind of Jobs did African Americans work in the South ?

Answer 2

agricultural occupations or in menial service roles

Question 3

African Americans in the South lived under De ______ segregation under the ___ _______ laws

Answer 3

Juro (by law), Jim Crow Laws

Question 4

How were African Americans kept from voting in the South ?

Answer 4

using a variety of borderline illegal methods

Question 5

Explain how the church was an extremely unifying force in the South.

Answer 5

This is because Black preachers were afforded more respect than ordinary African Americans by the White population.

Question 6

Explain one problem with Black Preachers in the South being afforded more respect than ordinary African Americans by the White population.

Answer 6

This meant many Black preachers were content with not challenging segregation.

Question 7

From 1882 - 1968, How many African Americans were lynched, (These were predominately in the South)

Answer 7

around 3500

Question 8

What happened to African Americans in the South if they stood up to segregation ?

Answer 8

It would mean harassment and violence for their families & the possible loss of jobs if news reached their employers.

Question 9

What was the Third Klan ?

Answer 9

in the 1950s, the Ku Klux Klan experienced a kind of revival with the third Klan which. The Third Klan was organised across the South and used violence against Black Americans.

Question 10

What kind of segregation existed in the North ?

Answer 10

de facto segregation - wasn’t enforced by Jim crow laws, only societal prejudice and constraints.

Question 11

What was economic segregation ?

Answer 11

This existed within the De facto segregation in the North and included ghettoisation.

Question 12

In 1900, What percentage of the Black population lived outside the South ?

Answer 12

only 8%

Question 13

What was the great migration ?

Answer 13

The period of time between the 1910s and 1970s that saw around 6 million African Americans migrating from Southern states to the midwest, west and Northern states.

Question 14

What happened to the Black population as a result of the Great migration from 1910 -1970 ?

Answer 14

It created a substantial dislocation of the Southern black population.

Question 15

Give 4 reasons as to why the Great Migration happened.

Answer 15

1) revival of the KKK into the Third Klan

2) mechanisation of agriculture

3) Great Depression

4) creation of a huge number of factory jobs in the North

Question 16

In the 1940s, how many African Americans left the South and Migrated North as part of the ‘Great Migration’ ?

Answer 16

1.4 million

Question 17

In the 1950s, how many African Americans left South and migrated North as part of the ‘Great Migration’ ?

Answer 17

1.1 million

Question 18

What were living conditions like in the North ?

Answer 18

1) cramped apartments in the centre of cities

2) Rents were often high

3) landlords would neglect property

Question 19

Even though many African Americans were in work in the North, why were they prevented from moving out of their cramped apartments in the centre of cities ?

Answer 19

This is due to Restrictive covenants and de facto segregation

Question 20

Give one benefit of the high concentration of Black Americans in the North ?

Answer 20

Black political power grew in certain areas

Question 21

Give 2 specific examples of African Americans being elected to the House of representatives showing how Black political power grew in the North.

Answer 21

1) William L Dawson was elected in Chicago

2) Adam Clayton Powell was elected in Harlem

Question 22

Which groups were able to organise more effectively in the North due to the high concentration of Black Americans reflecting a burgeoning of political power. (3)

Answer 22

1) NAACP

2) CORE

3) Urban League

Question 23

Who was the first Black baseball player in Major league baseball in 1947 ?

Answer 23

Jackie Robinson

Question 24

When was Jackie Robinson awarded MVP in major league baseball ?

Answer 24

1949

Question 25

Who was Joe Lewis ?

Answer 25

A world heavyweight champion in Boxing

Question 26

What nickname did World heavyweight champion, Joe Lewis acquire ?

Answer 26

the “Brown Bomber”

Question 27

By 1949, how long had boxer Joe Lewis held the World Heavyweight title for ?

Answer 27

12 years

Question 28

Give an example of an industry of where poorly paid jobs were available in the North.

Answer 28

in the Automobile industry in Detroit