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Keith Hadley
Better Opportunities

The economic attractions of the South extend beyond manufacturing employment. African-American migrants are also drawn to an overall lower cost of living in the region, as well as thriving middle-class communities and career opportunities. The Houston family washes one of their vehicles in front of their home in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Doris and Julia moved from Chicago.

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Image ID: 11_002B
Title: [The Houston family.]
Source: Keith Hadley.
Name: Hadley, Keith () - Photographer
Location: Keith Hadley
Subjects: African Americans -- Employment
Automobiles
Houston family
Stone Mountain (Ga.)

Keywords: Georgia
Houston, Doris and Julia
Return South Migration
Southern States - Economic Conditions
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