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How did the continued migration of Americans to the sunbelt during the 1970s affect politics?
Retiree's are older, and typically politically conservative, so the large migration of retirees to Arizona, Florida, and the other 'Sunbelt States' led to those states becoming conservative as the population of retirees increased in the warm-weather states..
Where did African Americans move during the great migration?
In the Great Migration, which took place in 1910-1930, millions of African Americans "migrated" to the Midwest, Northeast, and West of the United States from Southern states such as Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. A second movement -- New Great Migration -- has been occurring since 1965 and is essentially the reverse of the Great Migration, with African Americans moving to the "New South" where job growth exceeded that of the North and racism/discrimination has abated.
Many African Americans elected to office during reconstruction felt special pressure to what?
Prove they could succeed in politics.
What is the The movement of African Americans from the rural South to the industrial North known as?
The large scale migration of African-Americans from the agricultural south to the industrial north during the twentieth century came to be known as the Great Migration. More than 6 million blacks moved out of the rural south to the Northeast, Midwest and West to compete for manufacturing and other jobs in northern cities. By the end of the Great migration in the 1960's, African-Americans had become an urbanized population. More than 80 percent lived in cities. It was one of the largest and most rapid migrations in history.
Why did the people leave the south during the great migration?
The Great Migration was the movement of 2 million blacks out of the Southern United States to the Northeast, Midwest and West from 1910 to 1930.[1] African Americans migrated to escape racism and prejudice in the South, as well as to seek jobs in industrial cities.
