UHD vitalvoices: 200,000 African Americans: The Great Migration to Houston

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Dr. Bernadette Pruitt will share the early history of African American life in Houston. Between 1900 and 1950, an estimated 50,000 African Americans relocated to Houston to escape rural poverty and social depravity. The city’s economy, largely thanks to the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 and historic discovery at the Spindletop Oilfield in 1900 and 1901, respectively, provided unprecedent prospects and enjoyments for African Americans compared to most African Americans and African-descent groups in the United States in the early 20th century.