How can art teach us about history? Objective In this activity, students will analyze Langston Hughes’ poem “One Way Ticket,” for clues as to why large numbers of African Americans left the South between 1910 and 1970. They will then turn to the novel to infer additional push and pull factors for the First and Second Great Migrations. Background In Chapter 2, readers are briefly introduced to the Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes. Centering the achievements and struggles of Black diaspora, Hughes wrote on a number of topics, including the Great Migration. In this activity, students wil Duration: 60 Minutes Essential Question How can art teach us about history? Objective In this activity, students will analyze Langston Hughes’ poem “One Way Ticket,” for clues as to why large numbers of African Americans left the South between 1910 and 1970. They will then turn to the novel to infer additiona.