Summary Of A Different Mirror: The Making Of Multicultural America
American Ethnicity and Pluralism
A Different Mirror: The Making of Multicultural America
Chapter Summaries 12-Author's Note
Chapter Summaries 12-Author's Note America seemed ever promising to foreigners in other parts of the country in the early 1900's. America was called the promise land and many migrated to give themselves and their families new hope, a new life, and better opportunities. When the immigrants landed in America, many were excited and ready for their new opportunities to start flooding in. They soon found that their opportunities were less than they expected due to prejudice and many now lived in extreme poverty. After strikes and hardships, years later, the immigrants sought and were granted rights and better working conditions. Though throughout this time, war and hardship was at its peak. The amount of time taken to accomplish …show more content…
Along with them were the Irish and the Jewish peoples. In 1910 to 1920 the black population from Detroit went from 5,700 to 40,800. Many Africans moved to the North because the South was too segregated. They were facing labor shortages in the South. Blacks that migrated to the North belonged to the Post Civil War generation. In the South they were restless and dissatisfied. The Labor Department in 1916 explained that the black generation was different. Young blacks wanted to make changes. They spoke loudly with their feet; they refused to be victimized, they demanded their dignity, and they were able to imagine the possibilities in the North. In 1930 two million blacks had migrated to cities in the North and changed history. Up to the 1930's blacks were advocating for their rights. Many became important to the black community. Some were black advocates that started movements like Marcus Garvey, and some went on to be famous authors like Zora Neale Hurston. The more blacks fought for their rights the more the whites fought
A Different Mirror: The Making of Multicultural America
Chapter Summaries 12-Author's Note
Chapter Summaries 12-Author's Note America seemed ever promising to foreigners in other parts of the country in the early 1900's. America was called the promise land and many migrated to give themselves and their families new hope, a new life, and better opportunities. When the immigrants landed in America, many were excited and ready for their new opportunities to start flooding in. They soon found that their opportunities were less than they expected due to prejudice and many now lived in extreme poverty. After strikes and hardships, years later, the immigrants sought and were granted rights and better working conditions. Though throughout this time, war and hardship was at its peak. The amount of time taken to accomplish …show more content…
Along with them were the Irish and the Jewish peoples. In 1910 to 1920 the black population from Detroit went from 5,700 to 40,800. Many Africans moved to the North because the South was too segregated. They were facing labor shortages in the South. Blacks that migrated to the North belonged to the Post Civil War generation. In the South they were restless and dissatisfied. The Labor Department in 1916 explained that the black generation was different. Young blacks wanted to make changes. They spoke loudly with their feet; they refused to be victimized, they demanded their dignity, and they were able to imagine the possibilities in the North. In 1930 two million blacks had migrated to cities in the North and changed history. Up to the 1930's blacks were advocating for their rights. Many became important to the black community. Some were black advocates that started movements like Marcus Garvey, and some went on to be famous authors like Zora Neale Hurston. The more blacks fought for their rights the more the whites fought