From 1920 to 1930, the African American population exploded in Chicago, increasing from 109,458 to 233,903 residents in just a decade. The Great Migration of people was accompanied by a musical ...
A new travelling exhibit showcasing the major industry and social changes birthed by the Great Migration has arrived in ...
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Black businesses were essential to facilitating the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South between the 1910s ...
“African Americans were literally running for their lives,” Gadsden said. “What makes The Great Migration so important in the larger history of African Americans and the United States in ...
Kendra D. Boyd, Rutgers University (THE CONVERSATION) Black businesses were essential to facilitating the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South between the 1910s and 1960s.