The Great Migration is the widespread of African Americans in the 20th century from rural communities in the South to large cities in the North, Midwest and West. This migration is also known as the relocation, which it resulted in massive demographic shifts across the United States. Before the migration began, there were about 90 percentages of all African-Americans living in the South at the beginning of the 20th century. However, nearly half of them were living in large cities in the North and West by the end of 1970.
The first Great Migration has about 1.6 million African-Americans moved out of the South to big cities across the Northern and Midwestern between 1910 to1930. The second Great Migration has more than 5 million migrated into the Western between the 1940 to1970. This massive shifted had a huge impact on urban life in the United States. In big cities like New York, Chicago, Detroit and many others [in the North, Midwest and West origins] have about 40 percent of African-American population and the number of employment is nearly doubled.
The first Great Migration has about 1.6 million African-Americans moved out of the South to big cities across the Northern and Midwestern between 1910 to1930. The second Great Migration has more than 5 million migrated into the Western between the 1940 to1970. This massive shifted had a huge impact on urban life in the United States. In big cities like New York, Chicago, Detroit and many others [in the North, Midwest and West origins] have about 40 percent of African-American population and the number of employment is nearly doubled.