THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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South to north to take advantage of the northern climate
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south to north to take advantage of the south climate
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north to south for job opportunities
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south to north for job opportunities
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Migration was one of the largest movements of people in United States history. Approximately six million Black people moved from the American South to Northern, Midwestern, and Western states roughly from the 1910s until the 1970s.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Migration was the relocation of more than 6 million Black Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest and West from about 1916 to 1970.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Migration created the first large, urban black communities in the North. The North saw its black population rise about 20 percent between 1910 and 1930. Cities such as Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Cleveland saw some of the biggest increases.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was caused primarily by the poor economic conditions for African American people, as well as the prevalent racial segregation and discrimination in the Southern states where Jim Crow laws were upheld.