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From Migration to Discrimination: African American Workers at the Charlestown Navy Yard

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Nov 19 2020
From Migration to Discrimination: African American Workers at the Charlestown Navy Yard

During the Great Migration, thousands of African Americans traveled north with the hope of finding new economic opportunities and leaving behind Jim Crow. A small number made their way to Boston, gaining employment at the Charlestown Navy Yard.

During the Great Migration, thousands of African Americans traveled north with the hope of finding new economic opportunities and leaving behind Jim Crow. A small number made their way to Boston, gaining employment at the Charlestown Navy Yard. Although southern Black migrants found job opportunities at the Navy Yard, some still faced discrimination in their new positions and chose to fight back. In this talk, Student Conservation Association/AmeriCorps Digital Public History Intern Megan Woods ... view more »

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