Los Angeles — African American Migration to the West Coast (1940–1970)

1. World War II defense boom pulls migrants west

   Jan 1, 1940Labels: World War, Southern California, Defense industry

   • NPS WWII Homefront
   • Second Migration

2. Executive Order 8802 targets defense-job discrimination

   Jun 25, 1941Labels: Executive Order, Franklin D, Fair Employment

   • National Archives
   • Second Migration

3. Zoot Suit Riots expose wartime racial tensions

   Jun 3, 1943Labels: Zoot Suit, Los Angeles, Mexican American

   • AP News
   • Britannica

4. War’s end brings job shifts and housing pressure

   Sep 2, 1945Labels: Postwar economy, Southern California, Housing pressure

   • Second Migration
   • USCCR LA Report

5. Shelley v. Kraemer limits enforcement of restrictive covenants

   May 3, 1948Labels: Shelley v, U S

   • Justia
   • Britannica

6. 1950s growth expands Black Los Angeles communities

   Apr 1, 1950Labels: 1950s Los, Black institutions

   • LA Almanac
   • USCCR LA Report

7. Bunker Hill redevelopment plan adopted, displacing residents

   Mar 31, 1959Labels: Bunker Hill, Urban renewal

   • CA Supreme Court
   • New Yorker

8. California Fair Employment Practices Act takes effect

   Sep 18, 1959Labels: California FEPA, State government

   • CA FEPA
   • USCCR LA Report

9. Civil Rights Act boosts federal job-discrimination enforcement

   Jul 2, 1964Labels: Civil Rights, EEOC

   • EEOC Title VII
   • EEOC History

10. Proposition 14 rolls back California fair-housing protections

    Nov 3, 1964Labels: Proposition 14, California ballot

    • Prop 14
    • USCCR LA Report

11. Watts uprising highlights inequality in South-Central Los Angeles

    Aug 11, 1965Labels: Watts uprising, South-Central Los, Marquette Frye

    • Britannica
    • HISTORY

12. Supreme Court strikes down Proposition 14

    May 29, 1967Labels: Reitman v, U S

    • Oyez
    • Reitman Case

13. Fair Housing Act becomes federal law

    Apr 11, 1968Labels: Fair Housing, Federal law

    • Smithsonian
    • AP News

14. 1970 census marks end of 1940–1970 migration era

    Apr 1, 1970Labels: 1970 census, Second Great

    • Second Migration
    • LA Almanac