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The Great Migration
More than six million African Americans fled the South in the first half of the 20th century. Terror lynchings and other racial violence played a key role in this forced migration of Black Americans to the North and West. Many fled in fear for their lives.
Percentage of total U.S. African American population
- 1%
- 6%
- 12%
Data from U.S. Census Records