Lesson 22: Migration back to the South

Question 1

When did black americans start to migrate back to the South?

Answer 1

1970s

Question 2

Which cities were black americans migrating out of and in to?

Answer 2

Out of cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles
In to cities like Orlando, Miami, Texas

Question 3

How much did the black population in the South increase by 1990?

Answer 3

3.6 million

Question 4

What was the name for the South following the CRA 1964 and VRC 1965?

Answer 4

‘New South’

Question 5

Which two black American mayors were migrants from the North?

Answer 5

Shirley Franklin - mayor of Atlanta
Lee Brown- Mayor of Houston

Question 6

Why did Black americans move back to the South?

Answer 6

Less de facto segregation than the North had developed worse

Question 7

What was education like in the South in the 1970s?

Answer 7

When Nixon was President (1969-74) the percentage of black children in segregated schools fell from 68% to 8%

However schools started to re-segregate after 1988

Question 8

What is the ‘Sun Belt’ ?

Answer 8

Areas in the South where there were greater job opportunities, lower taxes, cheap housing, bills and healthcare for black americans

Question 9

What is the ‘Rust Belt’ ?

Answer 9

Areas where industries struggled in Northern cities such as Detroit

Question 10

What was the ‘Call to home’ ?

Answer 10

When people with a close bond to the culture of the south (language, music food) were returning and felt as if they belong more