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The great African American migration was because the share croppers of the South decided to move to northern cities and get factory jobs. This started in 1916-1930. These African Americans were able to get factory jobs because many of the white men were in the army for World War I.
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What people made the largest single migration in history?
The Great Migration was the movement of over 1 million[African Americans out of the rural Southern United States from 1914 to 1950.
How did world war 1 contribute to the African American great mirgrat?
The World War 1 did contribute to the immigration of the African Americans to the US because they were used as soldiers and back up.
When was the Great Migration?
The Great Migration was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the Northeast, Midwest, and West from 1910 to 1970. Some historians differentiate between the first Great Migration (1910-1930), numbering about 1.6 million migrants who left mostly rural areas to migrate to northern and midwestern industrial cities, and, after a lull during the Great Depression, a Second Great Migration (1940 to 1970), in which 5 million or more people moved, including many to California and various western cities. i got it from wikipedia
What does Muddy Waters have to do with the great migration?
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What was the great migration and when did it take place?
The term "great migration" usually referred to the movement of 6 million blacks from the rural South to the cities in the North and West . The dates are 1916 to about 1960. The results varied somewhat. bit in general, the cities changed greatly. The whites people moved to the suburbs, the inner cities decayed, the schools declined, gangs appeared, unemployment and violent crime became common and the elected officials lobbied for more federal money and social programs.
