This collection, created by RIM@SI fellows Beth Evans and Nicole Vance from the National Portrait Gallery, invites young learners to consider the many complex forces of the Great Migration through visual analysis of Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series (1940-1941). 

Artwork, looking questions, video, and activities, in this collection align with the Reimagining Migration Learning Arc and can be used in your classroom. Themes and sections include: 

• Jacob Lawerence and the Great Migration
• Life Before Migration
• The Journey
• Adjustment
• Educator Resources. 

Use this collection in its entirety or choose sections to use with your learners.

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Keywords: Jacob Lawrence, Migration Series, Migration, The Great Migration, Re-imagining Migration, African Americans, Black Americans, Trains, Close Looking, Jazz, Storytelling, Painting