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World War II happen during the September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945.

The Allies of Word War II had won the war.

Palestine Refugee
The Palestine's Children, Returning to Haifa and Other Stories, explain the life of Palestine's Refugee.

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During World War I, there was a decline in European immigrants, which Northern factories had felt the impact of a low supply of workers. Around 1.2 million during 1914 and drop to 300,000 European immigrants the next year. The enlistment of workers into the military had also affected the labor supply. This was a wartime opportunity in the North for African Americans, as the Northern industry sought a new labor supply in the South. There were many advantages that the Northern job provided Southern job. One advantage is their wages can be double or more. The South's economic depression has also provided motives for African Americans to move into the Northern Cities. Some examples were sharecropping, agricultural depression, the widespread infestation of the boll weevil, and flooding. Also, the lack of social opportunities from Jim Crow laws motivates African Americans to migrate Northward.

With the migration of American Americans Northward and the mixing of White and Color workers in factories, the tension was building. The AFL, the American Federation of Labor, advocated the separation between White and African Americans in the workplace. There were non-violent protests such as walk-outs in protest of having African Americans and White working together. As tension were building for advocating for segregating black in the workplace, it would eventually lead to violent racial conflict. The East St Louis Illinois Riot, known for one of the bloodiest workplace riots, had between 40-200 killed and over 6000 African Americans displaced from their home. The NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, responded to the violence with a march known as the Silent March. Over 10,000 African American men and women have demonstrated in Harlem, New York. Conflicts continue post World War 1, as African Americans continue to face conflicts and tension while the African American labor activism continues.

African Americans from the South also migrate to industrialized Southern cities, beside Northward and Westward to War-boom cities. There is an increase in Louisville's defense industries, making it a vital part of America's effort into World War II and Louisville's economy. Industries range from producing synthetic rubber, smokeless powders, artillery shells, and vehicle parts. Many industries have also converted to creating products for the war effort, such as Ford Motor Company converting its plant to produce military jeeps. Also, the company Hillerich & Bradsby, initially making baseball bats but converted into making gunstocks. During the war, there was a shortage of workers in the defense industry. African Americans took the opportunity to fill in the industries' missing jobs during the war, around 4.3 million intrastate migration and 2.1 million interstate migration in the Southern states. The defense industry in Louisville reaches a peak of roughly over 80,000 employment. At first, job availability was not open for African Americans. Yet, with the growing need for jobs in the defense industry and the Fair Employment Practices Committee sign by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Southern industries began to accept African Americans into the workplace.