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The Second Phase of the Great Migration: Urbanization, Labor Markets, and Racial Dynamics
Explain how demographic shifts to Northern and Midwestern cities reshaped urban labor markets, community institutions, and voting blocs.
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The Great Migration, Harlem Renaissance, and Environmental Change
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Analyze the demographic, cultural, and geographic transformations of the interwar era, including the Great Migration, racial violence, the Harlem Renaissance, and the environmental causes of the Dust Bowl.
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Learning standards covered
6.1.12.EconNE.8.aNew Jersey Social Studies Standards · 6th GradeAnalyze the push-pull factors that led to the Great Migration.
6.1.12.HistoryCC.8.aNew Jersey Social Studies Standards · 6th GradeMake evidence-based inferences to explain why the Great Migration led to heightened racial tensions, restrictive laws, a rise in repressive organizations, and an increase in violence.