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- See also: Great Migration (African American)
The New Great Migration (African American) is the term for demographic changes from 1965-2000 that are a reversal of the previous 35-year trend of black migration. Since 1965, de-industrialization of the Northeast and Midwestern cities, growth of jobs in the "New South" and improving racial relations, have acted to attract African Americans to the South in substantial numbers. As early as 1975-1980, seven southern states were net black migration gainers.
College graduates and middle class migrants make up a major portion of the new migration. For instance, from 1995-2000, the states of Georgia, Maryland and Texas attracted the most black college graduates. In that same period, California was a net loser of black migration for the first time in three decades. While the migration is still in progress, much data is from this 35-year period. [1]
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