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Strange Fruit

The Great MigrationMore 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 populationNewarkNewark’s populationNew YorkNew York’s populationPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia’s populationChicagoChicago’s populationClevelandCleveland’s populationDetroitDetroit’s populationOaklandOakland’s populationLos AngelesLos Angeles’s populationBaltimoreBaltimore’s populationSt. LouisSt. Louis’s populationTallahasseeTallahassee’s populationJacksonvilleJacksonville’s populationShreveportShreveport’s populationMontgomeryMontgomery’s populationHuntsvilleHuntsville’s population/ida-b-wellsIda B. Wells