As America turns 250 years old, CBS News Chicago is exploring Chicago's influence on the nation, including during the Great ...

Heeding the clarion call from the Chicago Defender, the African-American newspaper that painted a picture of northern ...

(CBS DETROIT) — Detroit has one of the largest African American populations. A new documentary will explore the Great Migration, which played a key role in the city's history. CBS News Detroit spoke ...

Zoë Charlton, "Permanent Change of Station" (2022) in A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration at the Chicago Cultural Center (photo Patrick L. Pyszka, City of Chicago) CHICAGO — ...

Black Midwestern communities existed before the Great Migration and shaped the region. Black communities existed in the Midwest long before the Great Migration. In this episode, Dr. Christy ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The New York State Museum is honoring the Black women who helped shape Albany’s history through a new exhibit. “Fashion and Faith: Hats of the Great Migration” explores the ...

Starting in 1916, more than 7 million Black Americans left the South, and Chicago became one of the primary destinations of the Great Migration, with hundreds of thousands settling in the city; ...

Looking back from Chicago in the year 2050, the signs of change were evident. Beginning in 2025, parents planned their exits ...