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The Great American Migration
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Great_American_Migration
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:The_Great_Migration
gptkbp:cause
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
racial violence
economic opportunities in the North
gptkbp:countryOfCitizenship
gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:effect
growth of Black communities in Northern cities
urbanization of African Americans
cultural impact on music, art, and literature
gptkbp:endDate
1970
gptkbp:estimatedMigrants
over 6 million
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
reshaped American demographics and culture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The Great American Migration
gptkbp:majorCity
gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Detroit
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:notableFigure
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkb:Richard_Wright
gptkb:Jacob_Lawrence
gptkbp:participants
gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:refersTo
movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North in the United States
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
gptkbp:startDate
1916
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Lou_Dobbs
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7