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In the autumn of 1944, the mechanical cotton picker ended the South's need for people to pick cotton by hand. At the same time, Chicago's munitions factories were desperate for labor. So the great migration North to Chicago moved into full swing.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Promised Land (New York, N.Y.)
Corporate Authors: BBC Worldwide Ltd
Infobase (Film distributor)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : BBC Worldwide Ltd, [1996]
Series:Films on Demand.
Promised Land (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
African Americans > Migrations > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Migrations.
Rural-urban migration > United States > History > 20th century.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (49 min., 49 sec.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
In the autumn of 1944, the mechanical cotton picker ended the South's need for people to pick cotton by hand. At the same time, Chicago's munitions factories were desperate for labor. So the great migration North to Chicago moved into full swing.
Note:Originally released by BBC Worldwide Ltd, 1996.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 16, 2016.
Interest Grade Level:
9 & up.
System Details:Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description (Infobase, July 16, 2016)