USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

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African-American Migrations Map:In which of the following groups did all three states experience an increase in the percentage of African-American population?
A
Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky
B
West Virginia, New York, Illinois
C
Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas
D
Delaware, Indiana, North Carolina
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The First Great Migration (1910-1940) had Black southerners relocate to northern and midwestern cities including: New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Pittsburgh.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Migration, sometimes known as the Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration, was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970.

Detailed explanation-3: -Texas is home to the largest number of Black people of any state, with around 3.4 million single-race Black people. Georgia and Florida are home to the next largest populations of this population, with roughly 3.3 million single-race Black people each.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Harlem section of Manhattan, which covers just three square miles, drew nearly 175, 000 African Americans, giving the neighborhood the largest concentration of black people in the world. Harlem became a destination for African Americans of all backgrounds.

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