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Great Migration of African Americans
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National Urban League Founded
The National Urban Leage was a civil rights organization that was dedicated to proving stability for African Americans and opposing racial discrimination.
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World War I Begins in Europe
The shortage of laborers due to a lack of European immigration and workers going into the armed forces attracted African Americans to the North to fill those jobs.
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Harlem Renaissance Begins
The Harlem Renaissance was a intellectual, artistic, social, and cultural moement in Harlem, New York that showcased black talent.
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Migration Slows down in the 1930's
As America sank into the Great Depression, the amount of black migration to the North slowed down.
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Increase of African American Populations in Northern Cities
"Chicago's African-American population reaches 235,000.
Detroit's African-American population reaches 120,000.
Harlem's African-American population reaches 200,000."
- herb.ashp.cuny.edu
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World War II Begins
Similar to World War I, World War II brought about the second wave of the Great Migration.
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Shelley v. Kraemer
The Shelley v. Kraemer Supreme Court case ordered restrictive covenants based on race in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and unconstitutional. This combatted the struggle of African Americans to find housing in the North.
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End of the Great Migration
More than half of the country's African American population lived in the North.
(The New York Times [picture] )
