The Great Migration (1 янв 1910 г. – 1 янв 1970 г.)
Описание:
The Great Migration includes the migration of African Americans from the South to the North and West. Aproximitaly six million black Southerners relocated.90% of African Americans had lived in the South.
The driving force behind the mass movement was to escape racial violence, pursue economic and educational opportunities, and obtain freedom from the oppression of Jim Crow. (stereotype of black person, Jim Crow Laws)
Still many African Americans faced injustices and difficulties after migrating.
Cities they migrated to were Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, New York
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Migration
https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/migrations/great-migration
Добавлено на ленту времени:
Дата:
1 янв 1910 г.
1 янв 1970 г.
~ 60 years