Great Migration Shortened Lives Of Blacks Who Fled Jim Crow South

Great Migration Shortened Lives Of Blacks Who Fled Jim Crow South
The proprietor of this store, who hastily plastered his display window with signs proclaiming it a 'colored store,' saved this shop from destruction, when rioting African-Americans went through New York's 'black belt' on March 19, 1935, fighting police and shattering store windows. This picture shows the storefront, the center of interest for a group for African-American boys. (AP Photo)
The proprietor of this store, who hastily plastered his display window with signs proclaiming it a 'colored store,' saved this shop from destruction, when rioting African-Americans went through New York's 'black belt' on March 19, 1935, fighting police and shattering store windows. This picture shows the storefront, the center of interest for a group for African-American boys. (AP Photo)

The move North for millions of African-Americans during the Great Migration brought greater economic and educational opportunities — but also new stresses and big city vices that actually shortened their lives, according to a new study.

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