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- Emerging transportation arteries, first canals and then railroads, linked the Midwest with Eastern markets and firmly established it as part of the industrially expanding North, thus concluding a process begun in 1787 when slavery was outlawed in the Northwest Territory.
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Oct 16, 2020 · The beginning of the Great Migration can be traced back to World War I when the need for industrial workers in the North, Midwest, and West became more pronounced.
1 day ago · Emerging transportation arteries, first canals and then railroads, linked the Midwest with Eastern markets and firmly established it as part of the industrially expanding North, thus concluding a process begun in 1787 when slavery was outlawed in the Northwest Territory.
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Feb 6, 2014 · Between 1915 and 1970, some 6 million African Americans left the South, scattering to cities throughout the North, Midwest and the West — forever changing their economic destinies and escaping what Wilkerson calls a long-held "caste system" meant to control them.
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After the Civil War and the Reconstruction era, racial inequality persisted across the South during the 1870s, and the segregationist policies known as "Jim Crow" soon became the law of the land. Black Southerners were still forced to make their living working the land due to Black codesand the sharecropping system, which offered little in the way ...
When World War I broke outin Europe in 1914, industrialized urban areas in the North, Midwest and West faced a shortage of industrial laborers, as the war put an end to the steady tide of European immigration to the United States. With war production kicking into high gear, recruiters enticed Black Americans to come north, to the dismay of white So...
By the end of 1919, some scholars estimate that 1 million Black people had left the South, usually traveling by train, boat or bus; a smaller number had automobiles or even horse-drawn carts. 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 (1...
As a result of housing tensions, many Black residents ended up creating their own cities within big cities, fostering the growth of a new, urban, Black culture. The most prominent example was Harlem in New York City, a formerly all-white neighborhood that by the 1920s housed some 200,000 Black people. The Black experience during the Great Migration...
The Great Migration (1910-1970). National Archives. The Long-Lasting Legacy of the Great Migration. Smithsonian Magazine. Great Migration: The African-American Exodus North. NPR: Fresh Air.
Explain to students that this lesson follows Muddy Waters on his journey north from Mississippi to Chicago, examining how the Blues served as a way for African Americans not just to entertain themselves, but to process their experiences and connect during a period of mass displacement.
Jul 19, 2016 · By providing a direct water route to the Midwest, the canal triggered large-scale emigration to the sparsely populated frontiers of western New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois. 2. It...
Feb 23, 2012 · The Rise of the Great Lakes. Natural forces shaped the region, from its waterways and mineral resources, which made it ideal for industrial development. The lakes themselves are the largest sources of freshwater on the planet; the five lakes together are twice the size of England.
