The movement of Southern blacks to the urban North and West over the course of the 20th century had a profound impact on black life, affecting everything from politics and labor to literature and the popular arts. This encyclopedia provides readers and researchers with a comprehensive reference work on this central topic of African American history, exploring the breadth of the black migration experience from its origins in the agricultural economy of the post-Civil War South to the return migration of the late 20th century.
Entries cover such topics as the destinations that attracted...
The movement of Southern blacks to the urban North and West over the course of the 20th century had a profound impact on black life, affecting ever...
