Black population growth, from 1910 to 1920
Detroit's Black population grew 611%, up to 40,838 people, during that decade. Detroit was one of a handful of cities in the Great Lakes region that surged.
Blue dots document that cities that grew their Black populations between 1910 and 1920. Gary, Indiana, Cleveland, Ohio, Akron, Ohio, and others had sizeable increases. Detroit grew 611%, up to 40,838 people, during that decade. It was one of a handful of cities in the Great Lakes region that surged.
