Alabama Social Studies SS24.US2.2a
The Standard
- SS24.US2.2
- Trace United States military involvement in World War I and the contributions of the American Expeditionary Force to the victory of the Allied Powers.
Describe the roles of Black Americans as members of the military and on the home front during World War I, including the Harlem Hellfighters and the Great Migration.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how Black Americans served in the military and supported the war through work at home. They connect the Harlem Hellfighters to combat in France and the Great Migration to jobs and life under Jim Crow.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student identifies the Harlem Hellfighters as the 369th Infantry and explains that they fought alongside French forces. They explain why Black families moved north during the war and how workers supported the war effort.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think all Black soldiers served in the Harlem Hellfighters or that the U.S. Army was integrated. They may think the Great Migration was only about jobs, leaving out Jim Crow laws and racial violence.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: In three sentences, explain one contribution of the Harlem Hellfighters, two reasons Black families moved north, and one barrier Black Americans faced during the war.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a blank U.S. map and colored pencils; trace a migration route from Alabama to Chicago and label a wartime factory job.
Ask: How could the 369th Infantry earn praise in France yet face discrimination in the United States? Write a four-sentence response.
Hand groups cards labeled 369th Infantry, French command, steel mill jobs, and Great Migration; sort them under military or home front.
Show a local factory job posting; list two reasons someone might relocate, then compare them with reasons Black families moved north during the war.
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