"Great Migration" meaning in English

See Great Migration in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Great Migration [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Great Migration}} the Great Migration
  1. (US, historical) The movement of six million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest and West that occurred in the 20th century. Tags: US, historical
    Sense id: en-Great_Migration-en-name-8ZVY4y4~ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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