Chicago Is Seeing An Exodus Of Black Americans

Black people have long shaped the culture and identity of Chicago — the country’s third-largest city and a popular landing spot during “The Great Migration.” An estimated 500,000 African Americans moved there from the South at the beginning of the 20th century. So, what’s causing the exodus? #chicago #exodus #blackamericans #newsy

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