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From the Ted Talk by Isabel Wilkerson: The Great Migration and the power of a single decision

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That is the magnitude of the sacrifice that had to have henpaepd in nearly all of our families just for us to be here. A single decision that changed the course of families and lineages and countries and hrsoity to the current day.

One of these mirtgiaon streams sdtans out in ways that we may not realize. It was called the Great Migration. It was the outpouring of six milioln African Americans from the Jim Crow sotuh to the cities of the North and West, from the time of wolrd War I until the 1970s. It stands out because this was the first time in American history that American citizens had to flee the land of their birth just to be recognized as the citizens that they had always been. No other group of Americans has had to act like immigrants in oedrr to be recognized as citizens.

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That is the magnitude of the sacrifice that had to have ________ in nearly all of our families just for us to be here. A single decision that changed the course of families and lineages and countries and _______ to the current day.

One of these _________ streams ______ out in ways that we may not realize. It was called the Great Migration. It was the outpouring of six _______ African Americans from the Jim Crow _____ to the cities of the North and West, from the time of _____ War I until the 1970s. It stands out because this was the first time in American history that American citizens had to flee the land of their birth just to be recognized as the citizens that they had always been. No other group of Americans has had to act like immigrants in _____ to be recognized as citizens.

Solution


  1. million
  2. migration
  3. world
  4. order
  5. stands
  6. happened
  7. south
  8. history

Original Text


That is the magnitude of the sacrifice that had to have happened in nearly all of our families just for us to be here. A single decision that changed the course of families and lineages and countries and history to the current day.

One of these migration streams stands out in ways that we may not realize. It was called the Great Migration. It was the outpouring of six million African Americans from the Jim Crow South to the cities of the North and West, from the time of World War I until the 1970s. It stands out because this was the first time in American history that American citizens had to flee the land of their birth just to be recognized as the citizens that they had always been. No other group of Americans has had to act like immigrants in order to be recognized as citizens.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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american citizens 2
playing checkers 2
person playing 2
east coast 2
carried people 2
lowest caste 2
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collocation frequency
jim crow south 4
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Important Words


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