How do art and economics describe the struggles of migrants during the Great Migration?

Teach your students to view the Great Migration through the lenses of art and economics. Learn about this three-lesson series.

• Gain educational access to copyrighted paintings in Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series and other written works depicting the incentives for Black Americans to leave the South and move north.

• Trace Harlem's journey and connect the Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance.

• Look at the hard history and origins of wealth inequality in America.

Presenters:

• Mary Suiter, assistant vice president, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

• Eva Johnston, senior economic education specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

The event is virtual, but registration is required by noon Oct. 18.

Questions? Contact: research.event.services@stls.frb.org or eva.k.johnston@stls.frb.org.