Chicago Defender's Great Migration Campaigns (1916–1925)

1. World War I labor demand boosts northern recruiting

   Jan 1, 1916Labels: World War, Northern employers

   • NIU Library
   • TeachingAH

2. Defender circulation reaches major Southern audiences

   Jan 1, 1916Labels: The Chicago, Southern readership

   • Encyclo Chicago
   • NIU Library

3. “Farewell, Dixie Land” launches migration push

   Oct 7, 1916Labels: Farewell Dixie, The Chicago

   • Chicagology
   • Britannica

4. Defender directs migrants to churches for support

   Jan 1, 1917Labels: Chicago churches, Bethlehem Baptist

   • LOC Exhibit
   • InMotion AAME

5. Letters show readers planning moves via Defender

   Apr 24, 1917Labels: Reader letters, Prospective migrants

   • Negro in Chicago
   • NJ State Library

6. Defender promotes a timed “Great Northern Drive”

   May 15, 1917Labels: Great Northern, The Chicago

   • Negro in Chicago
   • Chicago Defender

7. Defender’s Southern readership grows sharply by 1919

   Jan 1, 1919Labels: Southern readership, The Chicago

   • Encyclo Chicago
   • Britannica

8. Defender publishes “Some Don’ts” for new arrivals

   May 17, 1919Labels: Some Don, The Chicago

   • TeachingAH
   • NHC PDF

9. Chicago race riot exposes limits of “promised land”

   Jul 27, 1919Labels: Chicago race, South Side

   • Negro in Chicago
   • UChicago eCUIP

10. State-backed commission investigates riot’s causes

    Aug 1, 1919Labels: Chicago Commission, Robert S

    • Negro in Chicago
    • UChicago eCUIP

11. Commission publishes The Negro in Chicago report

    Sep 1, 1922Labels: The Negro, Chicago Commission

    • Gutenberg
    • UChicago Press

12. Campaign years conclude with lasting institution-building

    Dec 31, 1925Labels: Community institutions, The Chicago

    • LOC Exhibit
    • Britannica