Book contents
- Never Together
- Studies in New Economic Thinking
- Never Together
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I The Nineteenth Century
- Part II The Twentieth Century
- Chapter 4 Wars and the Great Migration
- Chapter 5 Postwar Prosperity and Civil Rights
- Chapter 6 The New Gilded Age and Mass Incarceration
- Part III The Twenty-First Century
- References
- Index
Chapter 4 - Wars and the Great Migration
from Part II - The Twentieth Century
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2022
Book contents
- Never Together
- Studies in New Economic Thinking
- Never Together
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I The Nineteenth Century
- Part II The Twentieth Century
- Chapter 4 Wars and the Great Migration
- Chapter 5 Postwar Prosperity and Civil Rights
- Chapter 6 The New Gilded Age and Mass Incarceration
- Part III The Twenty-First Century
- References
- Index
Summary
The great Migration started in World War I as the demand for war work rose. The United States broke the European stalemate and ended the war. The Treaty of Versailles created a lot of economic trouble that led to World War II. Unrest during the 1920s led to women’s suffrage and immigration restrictions. The Great Depression was partly the result of the Versailles Treaty. Roosevelt’s New Deal alleviated American worker’s problems, but Blacks were excluded from the New Deal programs. World War II enlisted Black soldiers who were victimized as they returned to Southern homes after the war.
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- Never TogetherThe Economic History of a Segregated America, pp. 133 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022