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 ==== Migration Out of Virginia  ====
-There were several large migrations of Virginia African Americans into other parts of the country during Reconstruction. In 1900, most Southern born blacks living in the North had been born in Virginia or Kentucky.&nbsp;Around the time of World War I, many rural Virginians moved to urban [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]], [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark, New Jersey]], [[New York City, New York|New York City]], and [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]. In the World War II era, many moved to [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] and [[Wayne County, Michigan|Detroit]].<ref name="ison" />
+There were several large migrations of Virginia African Americans into other parts of the country in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In 1900, most Southern born blacks living in the North had been born in Virginia or Kentucky.<ref>1900 U.S. Federal Census. Study by James Ison.</ref>&nbsp;Around the time of World War I, many rural Virginians moved to urban [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]], [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark, New Jersey]], [[New York City, New York|New York City]], and [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]. In the World War II era, many moved to [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] and [[Wayne County, Michigan|Detroit]].<ref name="ison" />
 == Societies  ==