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The Great African American Migration

Description

The Great Migration between 1915 and 1970 when over 6 million African Americans moved from the Southern States to the North, is one of the most dramatic movements of people within United States that has ever occurred, and it is almost completely ignored by historians and is unknown to most genealogists. This presentation focuses on the people and records from the 20th Century and the difficulty in connecting the individuals and families to the places they were living at the turn of the century.

The Great African American Migration Part 1: Overview and Methodology

The Great African American Migration Part 2: Destinations and Causes

The Great African American Migration Part 3: Additional Sources and Records

The Great African American Migration Part 4: Impact on the Country

The Great African American Migration Part 5: Understanding and Researching the Records

The Great African American Migration Part 6: Summary of the Main Record Sources

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