The Great Migration from the US South is a prominent theme in economic history research not only because it was a prime example of large scale internal migration, but also because it had far-reaching ramifications for American economic, social, and political change. This article offers a concise review of the literature focused on questions of timing, selection, and migrants’ outcomes, and then offers a more speculative interpretation of how the Great Migration fostered the advancement of Civil Rights. It concludes by pointing out areas where further exploration would be valuable.

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美国南部黑人的大迁徙：指南与解释

来自美国南部的“大迁移”是经济历史研究中的一个突出主题，不仅因为它是大规模内部迁移的一个典型例子，而且因为它对美国的经济，社会和政治变革产生了深远的影响。本文对时间，选择和移民结果等问题进行了简要的文献回顾，然后对大移民如何促进公民权利的发展进行了更具投机性的解释。最后指出了进一步探索将是有价值的领域。