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Internal Migration in the United States: Its Components and Trends

Description: This report discusses of internal migration trends in the U.S. such as the migration of people from rural areas to cities and the growth of suburbs along with associated economic consequences, social struggles, and possible solutions to alleviate some of these problems. Three groups migrations are specifically discussed (Dust Bowl farmers becoming transient workers in the 1930s, Appalachian families moving out of the mountains in the 1940s-1960s, and southern African-Americans moving to the nor… more
Date: February 5, 1971
Creator: Mitrisin, John D.
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