Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Black History Month: The Great Migration That Colored The North

 
 

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via Bossip by rasmerom on 2/15/11

If you live in New York, Chicago, Detroit or Oakland, you've probably noticed that most African-American adults that you know have parents or grandparents who hail from the South. Once upon a time, before the turn of the 20th century, most Blacks lived in Southern belt states like Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. By the time the U.S. was engaged in World War I, the demography of African-Americans had changed dramatically along with the changing demands of the American economy.

See how these cities in the North, East, and West changed at The Atlanta Post



 
 

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