Streets Paved with Gold
Episode 2 of Great Migrations explores the second wave of the Great Migration (1940-1970) within the context of World War II and its aftermath. It traces how Northern and Western Black communities evolved through migration, which intensified housing tensions while also transforming the cultural and political power of Black America.
Previews + Extras
Westward Migration
S1 E2 - 2m 13s
The second wave of the great migration saw people not only traveling north but increasingly West, which provided a different flavor of freedom.
How Southern Segregationists Reacted to Freedom Riders
S1 E2 - 3m 57s
How the White Citizen Council, a southern segregationist group, exploited Black Southerners and took action to slow the growth of the civil rights movement.
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