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Why did the great migration African American moving to the north?
The Great Migration was the movement of 2 million http://www.answers.com/topic/african-american out of the http://www.answers.com/topic/the-south to the http://www.answers.com/topic/midwest,...
There were jobs available in the northern cities. To escape racism from the whites. This took place in Chicago. Called the Chicago and the Great Migration. You can go to Encyclopedia.com for more...