The First Wave of the Great Migration (1916-1919) - part I
"Around the time of WWI, many African-Americans from the South left home and traveled to cities in the North in search of a better life."
"There was a shortage of workers in Northern factories because many had left their jobs to fight in the First World War." Jacob Lawrence
The First Wave of the Great Migration (1916-1919) Part II
"Although slavery had long been abolished, white landowners treated the black tenant farmers harshly and unfairly." Jacob Lawrence
The First Wave of the Great Migration (1916-1919) - part III
"The promise of better housing in the North could not be ignored."
The First Wave of the Great Migration (1916-1919) - part IV
"Although they were promised better housing in the North, some families were forced to live in overcrowded and unhealthy quarters."
"Many Northern workers were angry because they had to compete with the migrants for housing and jobs. There were riots."
TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE Series by Jacob Lawrence
General Toussaint L'Overture, 1986 silkscreen on 2-ply rag paper 28 3/8 x 18 1/2 inches Courtesy of the DC Moore Gallery, Inc New York, NY  |
Toussaint L’Ouverture, born a slave, but who rose to lead the liberation of Haiti. Captured by the invading troops of Napoleon Bonaparte, he died in a French prison the year before Haiti won its independence in 1804. |
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| To Preserve Their Freedom |
Toussaint L’Ouverture, Harriet Tubman, and The Migration of the Negro,
