Great Migration — Social Studies definition
Twentieth-century movement of millions of Black Americans from the South to other U.S. regions.
Where it is taught
- Jim Crow, Community Organizing & the Great Migration — Reconstruction, Land & Historical Inquiry, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Jim Crow, Black Institutions & the Great Migration — Progressive Reform, Empire & World War I, United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century, Grade 11
In use
The Great Migration involved millions of Black Americans moving from the South to other regions during the twentieth century.
Jim Crow, Community Organizing & the Great Migration
The Great Migration intensified during and after World War I as industrial labor needs changed.
Jim Crow, Black Institutions & the Great Migration