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The Great Migration during World War I refers to the movement of
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African Americans to northern cities to findwork
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The Great Migration during World War I refers to the movement of millions of African Americans from the rural South to northern industrial cities like Chicago, Detroit, and New York. They fled Jim Crow segregation and sought better economic opportunities in war industries. This demographic shift transformed northern cities, gave African Americans political leverage, and laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement.