Unit 1 Flashcards
which islands are english speaking?
jamaica, barbados, trinidad, and grenada
which islands are french speaking?
haiti, guadalupe, and martinique
what are the colonial powers in the west indies?
English, French, and Dutch
what are the ethnic groups in the west indies?
africans, europeans, east indians, and chinese
what were the push factors (out of the west indies)?
lack of economic opportunity
what were the pull factors (into the U.S.)?
job opportunities, education, and better quality of life
what types of groups came to america?
masses of regular people, students, visitors, illegals, and diplomats
why is being a diplomat worse than being an illegal immigrant?
children of diplomats are not born citizens, unlike children of illegal immigrants
when were the waves of migration?
1920s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s
what are the 5 major west indian hubs?
- miami, fl (sugar cane plantations)
- ncy, ny (jobs)
- hatford, ct (tobacco plantations)
- atlanta, ga (came here from other hubs)
- dc/baltimore/boston (education: howard)
what are the 8 main issues of struggle for afro america?
- image (identity)
- employment
- education
- business opportunities
- criminal justice system
- public accommodation (equal access to public facilities)
- healthcare
- public safety (police brutality)
what are the other 6 main issues of struggle for afro america?
- housing
- voting/politics
- interpersonal relationships
- sports
- liberty
- identity
geographic understanding of the west indies
island states (surrounded by caribbean sea) including suriname (south america) and belize (central america)
who were the 3 major african american figures in the struggle over time? (1970s)
W.E.B. Dubois, Marcus Garvey, and Claude McKay
what are the 3 major african american organizations?
- UNIA-Universal Negro Improvement Association
- ABB- African Blood Brotherhood
- Black Panthers
what have west indians done in america?
added new cultural variants from their past
helped build the place and have participated in the african american struggle for liberty, justice, and equality
what is meant by sub-culture within the sub-culture?
african americans were a sub-culture of americans, and west indians are a sub-culture of african americans
what are the major issues of differentiation between the two communities?
immigration
ideological outlook
different perspectives on a problem, defining who the enemy is, and the correct solution.
what was the issue of immigration for west indians and africans?
west indians came willingly while africans were brought over, all to struggle together
why didn’t the africans like the west indians?
west indians didn’t help the image of black america (too radical) and they created more competition for jobs
what was the viewpoint of main african american leadership?
capitalist
what was the viewpoint of main west indian activists?
socialist
what philosophies influenced west indian radicals and other leaders in afro america?
capitalism, socialism, pan africanism, black nationalism & identity, and group soul
what are the general ideas of capitalism?
idea of profit, individualism, limited gov, exploitation (max profit/min cost)
what are the general ideas of socialism?
whole rather than the individual, corporation, cooperation rather than competition, do what we can to get what we need, believe that capitalism creates injustice and inequality
what are the general ideas of pan africanism?
no african is free until every african is free, liberation, unity of struggle, unbreakable link among african people
what are the general ideas of black nationalism?
self-governance, black power, africans having power over themselves
what is group soul?
sense of unity in how we approach our problems
(McKay: fight back, agree on the problem/solution/enemy)
what was garvey’s motto?
back to africa, africa for the africans
what jobs were in Miami, FL?
sugar cane plantations
what jobs were in Hatford, CT?
tobacco plantations
what drew West Indians to NYC, NY?
job opportunities
what drew West Indians to DC/Baltimore/Boston area?
education
