Great migration of african americans south --> north (28 feb 1940 año – 6 agos 1970 año)
Descripción:
|REASONS| deteriorating race relations, destruction of cotton crops by the boll weevil, and job opportunities in northern factories that opened up when white workers were drafted in WWI |EFFECT|still met racial tension and discrimination in north |EXCEPTION| 1930s: great depression slowed migration |STATS| 1940-1970 = 4 million blacks migrated
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fecha:
28 feb 1940 año
6 agos 1970 año
~ 30 years