Chicago:

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Chicago Destination for the Great Migration

• April L. Richardson
• ETE 100 Sec. 01
• Monday, August 29, 2005

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Map of Chicago

• Ethnic Communities in 1926

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Chicago Defender

• News Paper
• Blacks migrate from South
• Church listings
• Founder

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Letters

• Adams Letter

• Galliards Letter

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Ida B. Wells Community Center

• School policies imposed on blacks
• Stop gap measures used
• Prevented overcrowding

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Job Discrimination

• Fair Wages
• Promotions
• Advancements

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Black Entrepreneurship

• Migrants from 1910-1930
• Black owned businesses
• Restaurants opened

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The Perfect Eat Shop

• Chicago
• 47th near South Park
• Ernest Morris Owner
• Photo Taken 1942

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Black Belt

• Economic Status Zoning
• Northernmost Oldest Section
• -Poorest Blacks
• Southernmost Section
• -Elites Resided
• April 1941

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Conclusion

• Migration to Chicago wasnt easy for blacks.
• Many struggled to have basic living standards.
• Some had to make ends meet by any means
  necessary, which resulted in entrepreneurship.
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  to website.

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Thank You

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