Exodusters and the Migration to Kansas and the West

Jim Crow, Black Resilience, and the Early Civil Rights Movement

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Examine the push-pull factors that led thousands of African Americans to migrate from the South to Kansas and Western territories.

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Jim Crow, Black Resilience, and the Early Civil Rights Movement

7th Grade · Social Studies · US-AZ-SS

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Analyze the systemic oppression of Jim Crow segregation and examine how African American leaders and communities organized, migrated, and fought for civil rights.

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8.SP1.1Arizona Social Studies Standards · All ages

Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.

8.E2.1Arizona Social Studies Standards · All ages

Explain how economic decisions affect the well-being of individuals, businesses, and society.