First Great Migration

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
Economic opportunities in the North
Labor shortages during World War I
Racial segregation in the South
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkb:Western_United_States
gptkb:Northern_United_States
gptkbp:effect gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
Increased political activism among African Americans
Changes in American music, art, and literature
Tensions and race riots in some Northern cities
Urbanization of African American population
gptkbp:endDate 1930
gptkbp:estimatedNumberOfMigrants about 1.6 million
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Great Migration
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Cleveland
gptkb:Detroit
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkb:Pittsburgh
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:St._Louis
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:participants gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Second_Great_Migration
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ida_B._Wells
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkb:Richard_Wright
gptkb:Jacob_Lawrence
gptkbp:relatedWork gptkb:Black_Metropolis
gptkb:The_Warmth_of_Other_Suns
gptkb:The_Migration_Series
gptkbp:result Growth of African American urban communities
Significant demographic shift in the United States
Cultural impact on cities like Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Philadelphia
gptkbp:significance Laid groundwork for Civil Rights Movement
Transformed American society and culture
gptkbp:startDate 1916
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Migration_(African_American)
gptkb:Second_Great_Migration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5