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==Background==

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In the [[Great Migration (African American)|Great Migration]] of 1915–1940, major populations of [[African American]]s moved to [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] and [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] cities such as [[Detroit]], [[Chicago]], [[St. Louis]], [[Cincinnati]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Boston]], and [[New York City]] to pursue jobs in newly established manufacturing industries; to cement better educational and social opportunities; and to flee [[racial segregation in the United States|racial segregation]], [[Jim Crow laws]], violence and [[Racism|racial bigotry]] in the [[Southern United States|Southern states]]. This wave of migration largely bypassed Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McReynolds|first=Devon|date=February 14, 2016|title=Photos: Black Los Angeles During The First 'Great Migration'|url=https://laist.com/2016/02/14/first_great_migration_photos.php|access-date=2020-11-13|website=LAist}}</ref>