Oral History Project: Isaac H.
You must go to the second floor; Do you take the stairs or the elevator? The stairs require more effort while the elevator brings one to their destination with less effort. By the first migrants choosing the stairs, it resulted in the next generation having a choice to take the elevator. The first migrants dealt with many hardships and obstacles when they arrived to the North. The risks those migrants took allowed the future generations to go through their experience with migrating with an easier transition. This foundation, along with Isaac’s experience, was established by the Blacks who took a risk and moved to the North without a guarantee that there was anything for them in the Northern States. This risk was in the minds of almost 6 million African Americans and they all made a choice that resulted in the privileges African Americans are given today. The Great Migration was a movement that changed Isaac H.’s life because his family moved to the North and created a foundation for him. The migrants saw an opportunity for jobs, housing, better living conditions, and overall unity of the black community. These all …show more content…
Contemporaries increasingly referred to a “New Negro” who, in the words of the radical Messenger magazine, would no longer “turn the other cheek,” for the New Negro would fight to make “America safe for himself.” Indeed, a new impatience with the racial status quo, and a new willingness to challenge it, was evident in the countless actions of black migrants, blacks women’s clubs and suffrage groups, black unions and labor associations, and local chapters of civil rights groups.” (Page V & Vi Black Protest: Preface)
The New Negro was established by the first migrants and Isaac was progressing along with this movement when he migrated to the North. The New Negro created a community for black people in the North and gave them pride within their
You must go to the second floor; Do you take the stairs or the elevator? The stairs require more effort while the elevator brings one to their destination with less effort. By the first migrants choosing the stairs, it resulted in the next generation having a choice to take the elevator. The first migrants dealt with many hardships and obstacles when they arrived to the North. The risks those migrants took allowed the future generations to go through their experience with migrating with an easier transition. This foundation, along with Isaac’s experience, was established by the Blacks who took a risk and moved to the North without a guarantee that there was anything for them in the Northern States. This risk was in the minds of almost 6 million African Americans and they all made a choice that resulted in the privileges African Americans are given today. The Great Migration was a movement that changed Isaac H.’s life because his family moved to the North and created a foundation for him. The migrants saw an opportunity for jobs, housing, better living conditions, and overall unity of the black community. These all …show more content…
Contemporaries increasingly referred to a “New Negro” who, in the words of the radical Messenger magazine, would no longer “turn the other cheek,” for the New Negro would fight to make “America safe for himself.” Indeed, a new impatience with the racial status quo, and a new willingness to challenge it, was evident in the countless actions of black migrants, blacks women’s clubs and suffrage groups, black unions and labor associations, and local chapters of civil rights groups.” (Page V & Vi Black Protest: Preface)
The New Negro was established by the first migrants and Isaac was progressing along with this movement when he migrated to the North. The New Negro created a community for black people in the North and gave them pride within their