ATTENDANCE  

• When did the Great Migration of African American from the South take place?
• What were the main reasons of the Great Migration?
• Why can we compare it to other mass migrations from foreign countries?

The Warmth of Other Suns  Audio

Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle   at the MET opening JUNE 2nd

NATIVISM QUESTIONS

• Which document did you open first? Is there a particular reason?

• Based on this information ONLY, what is your LEAST favorite chapter of American history?

The Immigration Act of 1924 (The Johnson-Reed Act)

LUMIERE FACTORY

LUMIERE TRAIN

LUMIERE COMEDY

THE BIRTH OF A NATION

Alabama blocked a man from voting because he owed $4

  LECTURE
 Part 2

 THE GREAT MIGRATIONS

  Irish, Jewish, Italians 

Irish Jews Italian questions

• What is the main reason of the mass immigration of Irish people.

• With reference to the Jewish immigration to America, what were the pogroms, where and when did they take place?

• What was the advantage that Irish and Jews respectively had when they immigrated?

• What was the professional background of the majority of Italian migrants?

 LECTURE
 Part 5

NATIVISM

Start with the document that interests you the most, then read the others.