Thursday, April 23, 2009

The Great Migration




the great migration happened between the year of 1910 to 1970. This is when African American from the southeastern break away from the Black Belt region and start spreading around the united states to escape from racism and seek employment opportunities. 1.4 million african americans moved away from the south during the first Great Migration happened between 1910 to 1940 and and 5 millions relocated during the second Great Migration happened in 1940 to 1970.

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