The geography of the American Midwest is mighty appealing in a world on fire.
https://degrowthistheanswer.substack.com/p/the-next-great-migration-in-america
In American history, “The Great Migration” refers to the mass migration of African Americans from the South to the North and West between about 1916 and 1970. It is estimated that between 5 – 7 million African Americans made this move to leave an unhospitable South for a better life in the North and West.
This migration has been somewhat reversed since 1970, as many African-American families have returned to the South, drawn by improving governance and social factors, a cheaper cost of living, better weather, and reconnecting family ties. The numbers of the Great Migration have not been reversed, but they have moved significantly. In 1900, about 90% of African Americans lived in the South. By 1970, that number had dropped to 53%. By 2020, about 57% of the country’s African American population lived in the South, not a total reversal, but the reversal of a trend.
