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Migration

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The Warmth of Other Suns

The Great Migration was the largest movement of people within the United States. 6 million African Americans moved from the Jim Crow South to the cities of the North and West between World War I until the 1970s. It stands out because this was the first time in American history that American citizens had to flee the land of their birth just to be recognized as a citizen.

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