Great Migration


Prior to 1920’s there were over 1 million Black farmers in U.S.

Many Southern Blacks work in Agricultural or were Sharecroppers 

Blacks Terrorized by Klu Klux Klan

   

Blacks Jailed and Forced To Work On Chain Gangs

Thousands of Black Men, Women and Children Lynched

 Employment Discrimination 

The Chicago Defender Newspaper posts 
Job Notices and information

Over 6 Million Blacks Left The South During The Great Migration era of the 1920’s -1970’s

Black Factory Worker

Black Women Working On Assembly Line

Black Travelers

Black Social Gathering

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