AUHIS 251 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Piggly Wiggly, Emmett Till, Negro League Baseball
30 Sep 2018
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African americans moving out of the south after wwii. Many moved to california in the 2nd, but not as many moved that far in the 1st migration. The 1st great migration pre-wwi and during wwi. Parents were part of the 2nd great migration. Invention of air conditioning because of the humidity. The car is king, americans move all over. Mississippi is the heart of the blues. Into gospel music, admires the black artists & learns a lot from them. Have a story to tell, many parents/grandparents were slaves. First african american player in big leagues, not a southerner. Negro leagues coexisted with the white major leagues in many cities. Brooklynn wanted to sign a black player had to be smart enough to not push back against racism, to take the abuse. Brown vs board topeka kansas 1954. Linda brown wanted to be enrolled in a white school.
