Industrialization, Immigration & Reform · 1870 – 1914
Jim Crow & The Great Migration
The era of Plessy v. Ferguson and the movement of African Americans to Northern cities.
Key Questions
- 1How did the "separate but equal" doctrine affect American life?
- 2What "push" and "pull" factors led to the Great Migration?
- 3How did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois differ in their approach to civil rights?
Common Core State Standards
C3: D2.His.14.6-8C3: D2.Geo.7.6-8
Grade: 8th Grade
Subject: American History
Unit: Industrialization, Immigration & Reform
Period: 1870 – 1914
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