Great Northward Migration

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Great_Migration
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws racial segregation lack of economic opportunities in the South demand for industrial labor in the North
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	growth of Black literature and arts rise of jazz and blues music
gptkbp:demographics	shift in African American population distribution
gptkbp:destination	gptkb:Midwestern_United_States gptkb:Western_United_States gptkb:Northern_United_States
gptkbp:documentedIn	gptkb:The_Warmth_of_Other_Suns_(book) gptkb:PBS_documentary_'The_Great_Migration' gptkb:The_Promised_Land_(book) Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series (artwork)
gptkbp:economicImportance	increased labor force in Northern industries
gptkbp:effect	growth of Black communities in Northern cities urbanization of African Americans cultural impact (Harlem Renaissance, etc.)
gptkbp:endDate	1970
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Great Northward Migration
gptkbp:impact	changes in race relations in the North
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:numberOfEmployees	over 6 million
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:participants	gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance gptkb:Red_Summer gptkb:Second_Great_Migration
gptkbp:startDate	1910
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Great_Migration_(20th_century)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6