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On The Other Side Of The Tracks: Hannibal Square And Eatonville In The Interwar Years, Margaret Stewart
On The Other Side Of The Tracks: Hannibal Square And Eatonville In The Interwar Years, Margaret Stewart
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The purpose of this study is to add nuance to the understanding of the Great Migration period, not only as a period of migration of North to South. The lives and migration of African Americans living in Hannibal Square and Eatonville highlight that African Americans were not just moving North. The Great Migration became more than a simple movement; it was a complex tapestry of African Americans moving where they felt the best opportunities were. This examination will stand within the bound of the early Great Migration period, from 1920 to 1940. The growth of each community will be analyzed …