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Slide show on the African City Model

"During World War I, tens of thousands of African Americans fled the South. In Up South, a Mississippi barber and a sharecropper woman tell how they organized groups to escape Jim Crow laws, lynchings, and forced labor. The promise of freedom and full citizenship drew them to Chicago. Once there, the migrants faced poor housing, discrimination on the job, and racial violence. They responded by forming women's clubs, engaging in political campaigns, and creating the "New Negro" movement. (Length: 30 minutes) *Also available in Spanish Category Education License Standard YouTube License "

Quick overview of the Great Migration of African American after WW I. 2.15 minutes

Explanation of the borders of African and the Middle East

Slide show review of urban models etc.