The Lynching South

The Call North

The Black Church

Goin' up Yonder

The Segregated North

Bronzeville is Born

Goin' Back Home

My Story

The Great Migration was supported by a staple within the Black community . . . The Black Church.  Correspondence between Black southerners and the Bethlehem Baptist Association in Chicago, Illinois revealed anxiety for a new life and a "Hearty Welcome" to the North.  "The arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants, however, simply could not be ignored;  churches, being African Americans' richest and most influential institutions, were quickly called to action in the effort to help migrants properly adjust themselves to life in Chicago." (http://www.northbysouth.org/1999/religion/northernchurch.htm)

Objective:

Students will learn the role that the Black Church has played within the African American community.

Questions:

1. What role did the Black Church play in The Great Migration?

2. Which church was designed by a Black architect?

3. Which churches were a part of the underground railroad?

4. How were the southern worshipers received by the northern worshipers?

5. What role did Pilgrim Baptist Church play in the arena of Black music?

Resourceful links:

Northern Churches

The Olivet Baptist Church - Chicago, Illinois - Since 1850

Historic Brozeville Black Churches and Landmarks