THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Question
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African-American Migrations Map:Which state had the largest percent increase in its African-American population?
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Louisiana
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Florida
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West Virginia
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Indiana
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the decade between 1910 and 1920, the Black population of major Northern cities grew by large percentages, including New York City (66 percent), Chicago (148 percent), Philadelphia (500 percent) and Detroit (611 percent).
Detailed explanation-2: -The First Great Migration (1910-1940) had Black southerners relocate to northern and midwestern cities including: New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Pittsburgh.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Migration was the movement of some six million African Americans from rural areas of the Southern states of the United States to urban areas in the Northern states between 1916 and 1970. It occurred in two waves, basically before and after the Great Depression.
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