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Chronological Reasoning and Causation

The Phyllis Wheatley Club: Citizens Taking Action

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NYS Social Studies Framework
4.7 IMMIGRATION AND MIGRATION FROM THE EARLY 1800S TO THE PRESENT: Many people have immigrated and migrated to New York State contributing to its cultural growth and development.
(Standards: 1, 3, 4, 5; Themes: ID, MOV, CIV, ECO, EXCH)
4.7b Beginning in the 1890s, large numbers of African Americans migrated to New York City and other northern cities to work in factories.