Great Migration

The Great Migration lasted from 1910 to 1930, when 2 million black Americans migrated from the south to the northeast, midwest, and west in search of jobs and an escape from discrimination. Another period, the Second Great Migration, stretched from 1940 to 1970 and involved 5 million blacks. As a result of both movements, 80% of black people resided in the cities.

But there has been another migration called the New Great Migration, which began around 1965, in which black people have been moving back south. This is because of improved racial relations and the de-industrialization of the northeast and midwest.