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... lived in the South ; by 1970 this figure had dropped to about 53 percent . As during earlier migrations , most of those who left the South settled in the Midwest and Northeast . In 1970 , those two regions of the country were home to ...
... lived in the South ; by 1970 this figure had dropped to about 53 percent . As during earlier migrations , most of those who left the South settled in the Midwest and Northeast . In 1970 , those two regions of the country were home to ...
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... lived in the South . Blacks made up 40 percent or more of the population in many southern cities , but there were no large black ghettoes at that time . African Americans typically lived in segregated neighborhoods at the edges of the ...
... lived in the South . Blacks made up 40 percent or more of the population in many southern cities , but there were no large black ghettoes at that time . African Americans typically lived in segregated neighborhoods at the edges of the ...
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... lived in cities . This sec- ond wave of the Great Migration also led to the con- solidation of the urban ghettos that had developed in earlier decades . No longer did hordes of white rioters even attempt to invade these huge black ...
... lived in cities . This sec- ond wave of the Great Migration also led to the con- solidation of the urban ghettos that had developed in earlier decades . No longer did hordes of white rioters even attempt to invade these huge black ...
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Editorial Board | 500 |
Readers Guide xiii | 507 |
African Americans in Halls of Fame | 907 |
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