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• Why did African Americans migrate from the South in the late 1910s?
• What factors attracted African Americans to Harlem in New York City?
• What were some of the African American contributions to American culture during the Harlem Renaissance?
• Why did Harlem emerge as a neighborhood of such significant cultural activity in the 1920s and 30s?

Before viewing the video:

• Have students explore Chapter 4: The First Wave: Out of the Rural South of The African-American Migration Story to provide context for the segment.
• Provide students with background of 1920s America with the interactive “You Decide: The Roaring Twenties?”

Follow-up Activities:

• Have students write about 1920s Harlem from the point of view of a resident who moved into the neighborhood in the late 1910s. How has the neighborhood changed physically? Have the demographics changed as well? What activities would you see around the neighborhood? How would you describe the vibe of the neighborhood? What do you think contributed to these changes?
• Provide students with an outline drawing of a world map and a map of the United States. Using The African-American Migration Story interactive resource, have students map out an African American history timeline via migration routes, from the first Middle Passage to the second Middle Passage to the Great Migration.