Great migration of african americans south --> north (28 fev 1940 ano – 6 ago 1970 ano)

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|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