Visualizing The Great Migration

In 1910, 83% of African Americans lived in the South, about the same percentage that had lived there since at least as far back as ...

Lighting, glass, and a chance to keep birds safe on their journey north. Learn how on the Bird Collision Prevention Alliance ...

Historian Yohuru Williams explains what you need to know to sound smart about the

This series explores the first and second waves of the

At the outbreak of World War I, industries in the north open employment to African Americans. They leave the south in record ...

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Jacob Lawrence, The

In 1910, 90% of Black Americans lived in the South. By 1940, around 1.5 million Black Americans had left their homes, and 77% ...

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Where are Americans moving? This data

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Jacob Lawrence, The

In this clip from PBS's

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The musical traditions of the

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Overview of The Great Migration

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With the formal ending of slavery in place, many freed black people saw this as an opportunity to start anew. But, for those in the ...