African American History Month: From Migration to Discrimination African American Workers at the Charlestown Navy Yard

During the Great Migration, thousands of African Americans Southerners traveled north with the hope of finding new economic opportunities and leaving behind Jim Crow. A small number made their way to Boston, and gained employment at the Charlestown Navy Yard. Although Southern blacks found job opportunities at the Navy Yard, did they still face discrimination in their new positions? And in what ways did they fight back against this discrimination? Join SCA Public History Intern Megan Woods as we explore the connections between the Great Migration and the Charlestown Navy Yard and uncover the discrimination black workers faced at the Navy Yard.

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