African Americans who fled the South during great migration led shorter lives

Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 15:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Millions of African Americans moved from the South in the early 20th century to seek better job opportunities and higher wages, but a new study on the historic Great Migration shows that with improved economic conditions came a greater risk of mortality.

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