The Practice of Freedom

A period of economic prosperity for African Americans.

Widespread racial violence and bloodshed across the United States.

The passage of landmark civil rights legislation.

Increased cultural exchange between African Americans and European immigrants.

Increased funding for Black schools

The return of Black veterans from World War I

Decreased competition for jobs in urban areas

Widespread support for racial equality among white Americans

A dispute over land ownership between Black and white residents.

A false accusation against a Black man that led to a white mob attacking Greenwood.

A political rally organized by Black activists that was violently suppressed.

A labor strike by Black oil workers that turned violent.

It led to increased investment in Black-owned businesses.

It had no significant long-term economic impact.

It resulted in the complete destruction of Black wealth and hindered generational economic progress.

It spurred the creation of new job opportunities for Black residents.

Acceptance of segregation laws

Formation of civil rights organizations like the NAACP

Decreased participation in the Great Migration

Support for white political candidates

Ignoring acts of violence and focusing on personal advancement.

Political activism, legal battles, and armed self-defense.

Moving to predominantly white neighborhoods to promote integration.

Adopting the cultural norms and values of the white majority.

The Great Migration had little impact on either the South or the North.

The Great Migration led to economic prosperity in the South and increased racial tensions in the North.

The Great Migration resulted in demographic shifts, cultural changes, and increased competition for resources in both the South and the North.

The Great Migration primarily benefited the South by reducing its population and increasing agricultural productivity.

Self-defense was largely ineffective due to the overwhelming power of white supremacist groups.

Self-defense was effective in preventing all instances of racial violence.

Self-defense, while risky, provided immediate protection for communities and challenged white supremacist violence.

Self-defense was discouraged by civil rights leaders as it often led to further violence.

Availability of industrial jobs in the North

Less overt racism in Northern cities

Jim Crow laws in the South

Established Black communities in the North

Increased Black voter turnout, decreased immigration, and economic boom.

Returning Black veterans seeking equality, the Great Migration causing job competition, and post-war economic instability.

Decline of the KKK, federal intervention in Southern states, and expansion of Black-owned businesses.

Increased segregation in the South, decreased Black literacy rates, and support for Black nationalism.