The Murder of Emmet Till- The Great Migration: From Mississippi to Chicago

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Classroom Material
Keywords
Racism Mississippi Black Americans Chicago Oppression American South American North Great Migration Deep South Segregation Violence Urban Life
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History-Social Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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The Murder of Emmet Till- The Great Migration: From Mississippi to Chicago

Starting with World War I, hundreds of thousands of African-Americans moved from Mississippi and other Southern states to Northern cities such as Chicago, New York, and Detroit; this exodus is commonly known as the Great Migration. Video from, American Experience: "The Murder of Emmett Till."
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