Tambourines to Glory | Compare and Contrast
1950s: African Americans are still moving from the rural South to big cities in the North, hoping for good jobs and equal opportunity. Segregation, racism and a weak economy hinder many of their efforts.
2000s: The Great Migration is over, and is reversing. Since the 1960s, many African Americans, especially from the middle class, have left the North and moved to large cities in the South.
1950s: Harlem is in economic decline as middleclass African Americans move out, leaving only the poor behind. Half of all housing units are unsound.
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