For the Teacher

Learning Objectives -

Unit

• Understand the interrelated causes of the Great Migration.

• Place the Great Migration in time in relation to other events of the early 20th century U.S. history,

• Use GIS software to analyze demographic changes related to the Great Migration.

• Understand personal experiences of participants in the Great Migration by analyzing related primary documents.

Related National Standards

GIS Activities -

GIS assignments are an integrated part of the materials in this collection. Students will need access to either My World GIS, a software package designed for middle and secondary student use, or ArcGIS, a professional GIS software package.

The GIS files for this unit are available to download:

My World GIS

ArcGIS
Great Migration Great Migration

The data and images in the various map layers are from a variety of sources:

Layer

Source
Southern States
County Level Data		 Shape files from Minnesota Population Center.  National Historical Geographic Information System: Pre-release Version 0.1. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota 2004.

Census data from Historical Census Browser. Retrieved February, 2007 from the University of Virginia, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center:
Southern States
State Level Data		 Shape files from Minnesota Population Center. National Historical Geographic Information System: Pre-release Version 0.1. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota 2004.

Historical Census Browser. Retrieved February, 2007 from the University of Virginia, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center:

Additional Resources -

Carole Marks, Farewell, We're Good and Gone: The Great Black Migration, (Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1989).
Farah Jasmine Griffin, "Who Set you Flowin’?" The African-American Migration Narrative, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995).

Contact -

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Last modified in July, 2008 by Rick Thomas