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Meaning of Great Migration | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

US, historical

Examples

“The pull factors in the Great Migration included encouraging reports of good living conditions and jobs with good wages in the North and West.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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