Second Great Migration (African American)
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The Second Great Migration was the migration of African Americans in the United States that took place during and following World War II that lasted until 1970.[1]
By the end of the Second Great Migration African Americans had become an urbanized population having more than 80 percent living in cities. 53 percent remained in the Southern United States, while 40 percent lived in the Northeast and North Central states and 7 percent in the West.[1]
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- ^ a b AAME article on the Second Great Migration. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
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