Great Migration in the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Migration_in_the_United_States

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Great_Migration
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws racial segregation economic opportunities industrial jobs
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	rise of Black political power in the North spread of jazz and blues growth of Black churches and organizations
gptkbp:demographics	decline of Black population in the rural South increased Black population in northern cities
gptkbp:endDate	1970
gptkbp:estimatedNumberOfMigrants	over 6 million
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Great Migration in the United States
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Baltimore gptkb:Chicago gptkb:Cleveland gptkb:Detroit gptkb:Los_Angeles gptkb:New_York_City gptkb:Philadelphia gptkb:Pittsburgh gptkb:St._Louis gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:Langston_Hughes gptkb:Richard_Wright gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston gptkb:Jacob_Lawrence
gptkbp:participants	gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:period	First Great Migration (1916–1940) Second Great Migration (1941–1970)
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Midwestern_United_States gptkb:Southern_United_States gptkb:Western_United_States gptkb:Northern_United_States
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Great_Migration_(African_American) Reverse Migration
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement gptkb:Great_Depression gptkb:Red_Summer gptkb:Second_Great_Migration
gptkbp:result	gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance cultural impact urbanization of African Americans growth of Black communities in northern cities
gptkbp:startDate	1916
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:William_Attaway
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7