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WWI/Great Migration (feb 4, 1910 – apr 6, 1920)

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During WWI (1910-1920) the black population more than doubled
o Great migration (1916-1920) when 50,000 new blacks arrived
o The overcrowding of the black belts threatened white neighborhoods which caused dominance and violence to begin
o Chicago school getting more segregated

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Date:

feb 4, 1910
apr 6, 1920
~ 10 years