Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Westward Migration

The Odewales
Skip goes to Houston, TX where a large Nigerian Immigrant population resides.
Skip goes to Houston, TX where a large Nigerian Immigrant population resides.

Immigrant Students at HBCUs
In 1924, the U.S. passed its most restrictive and biased immigration laws in history.
In 1924, the U.S. passed its most restrictive and biased immigration laws in history.

How the Housing Crisis Impacted the Great Migration
Housing had always been inadequate in the Northern Black neighborhoods of the Great Migration.
Housing had always been inadequate in the Northern Black neighborhoods of the Great Migration.

The 1967 Detroit Uprising
The 1967 Detroit uprising was one of the most violent of the 20th century.
The 1967 Detroit uprising was one of the most violent of the 20th century.

How Southern Segregationists Reacted to Freedom Riders
How a southern segregationist group took action to slow the growth of the civil rights movement.
How a southern segregationist group took action to slow the growth of the civil rights movement.

Westward Migration
The second wave of the great migration saw people traveling to the West,
The second wave of the great migration saw people traveling to the West,

The Fallout of the Red Summer
By the summer of 1919, racial tensions in Chicago reached a boiling point.
By the summer of 1919, racial tensions in Chicago reached a boiling point.

The Red Summer
The Red Summer of 1919 was one of the most volatile periods of our nation’s history.
The Red Summer of 1919 was one of the most volatile periods of our nation’s history.