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The Black migration of World War 2 was actually something of a trauma for the smaller Black populations that already lived in cities like in Chicago. Some existing residents were afraid that their communities would get overwhelmed. They did get overcrowded due to segregation's limits on where Blacks could live, even in the wartime north. There was also some fear of the less sophisticated country folk who were coming. I'm sure not everybody saw it that way.
I never knew of such a conflict. Interesting. I guess class and social status superseded race in this situation.
Actually, NY has more Black people than any other state and is 10th in Black percentage. NYC isn't even the Blackest major city in NY State. Rochester, Buffalo, Albany and Syracuse have higher percentages of Black folks and some others are close.
There are Black folks in many suburbs and small towns throughout the state in varying volumes too.
Those percentages were low due to more interest in European immigration. Case in point, Syracuse had a higher Black percentage in the mid 1800's than it did in 1950 because of this. If you can find the full version, here s another example of this point: JSTOR: An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie
People forget that NY had slavery until 1827 and it reached many parts of the state. So, it may be more about volume along with migration/housing patterns.
Interesting and true. It seems that the pre-migration/pre-emancipation Blacks that lived in NY weren't and the North, weren't all runaway slaves and freemen from the South.
Interesting and true. It seems that the pre-migration/pre-emancipation Blacks that lived in NY weren't and the North, weren't all runaway slaves and freemen from the South.
It's interesting to me that there are plenty of minorities that live out West, but there really aren't that many black people out West. The most black state seems to only be 8% black, with California being less than 7% Black. How come that is? Why didn't the great migration affect the West as much as it did the Northeast and Midwest?
Why doesn't the East have as many Mexicans as the West? Why are there more East Asians on the West Coast? Pick up a history book, it's pretty straight forward. Or better yet, look at a map and consider history while you do.
Why doesn't the East have as many Mexicans as the West? Why are there more East Asians on the West Coast? Pick up a history book, it's pretty straight forward. Or better yet, look at a map and consider history while you do.
Actually, there's an enormous Chinese/East Asian population in and around New York City, and a fair sized one in the Washington, D.C. area. Not as many as here, but definitely an important part of the city. But Philly doesn't get many immigrants.
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