Investigating the Great Migration: History 320 Technology Project

Robert Johnston (johnsto1@uic.edu)
Josh Radinsky (joshuar@uic.edu)
Matt Lauterbach (matt79@uic.edu)


Web resources for this project

Great Migration Documents Page
Historical Census Data Website Geostat Historical Census Browser: (1790-1960)
Historical Census Questions and Forms & Instructions: (1790-2000)
Notes from our first session 2/3/2005
Example of a Great Migration final presentation (Not using GIS ;-)
Bringing Historical Census Data Alive Project
MyWorld Software Information

ASSIGNMENT

Use primary documents and historical census data maps to tell a historical narrative about the first wave of the Great Migration, 1900 – 1930.  Narratives must establish a research question, make a series of historical claims, and support each claim with evidence from primary documents and historical census data maps.

Session 1. Thursday, February 3: (LP1) (Concept Map Notes)
BSB 185

Session 2. Tuesday, February 8 (LP2) (MyWorld Tutorial and Toolbox -PDFs-)
ETL Computer Lab, 2nd Floor EPASW

Between Feb. 8 and Feb. 17 on your own

Session 3. Thursday, February 17
ETL Computer Lab, 2nd Floor EPASW

Between Feb. 17 and Feb. 24 on your own
Chicago: AframPopIncrease
African American Population Increase, 1900-1930
Cook County: 215,154
      • Example from a document:
      • "With the possible exception of Philadelphia, there is probably no city in America with more of political trickery, chicanery and exploitation than Chicago... The Negro in Chicago, as in every other part of America, is fighting for the fundamental rights of citizenship." http://www.yale.edu/glc/archive/1126.htm

Session 4.  Thursday, February 24

EPASW 3008, 3nd Floor

PARTNERS for this project:
Ana and Satyen
Jimmy and John A.
Yamali and Teresa
Inga and Jyoti
Ryan and John Y.
Chris and Sara
Rose and Daniel