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Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Immigrant Students at HBCUs
In 1924 the U.S. passed its most restrictive and biased immigration laws in history. Despite restrictions, a number of Africans were sent to the U.S. temporarily for education in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. They often attended HBCUs where they had meaningful exchanges with African Americans.
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Episode 4 of Great Migrations tells the story of African and Caribbean immigration to the U.S.
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Episode 3 of Great Migrations explores impact of Black Americans' reverse migration South.
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Episode 2 of Great Migrations explores the second wave of the Great Migration (1940-1970).
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Episode one of Great Migrations covers the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940).