Around World War II, a large population of male workers in the north had to leave for the war leaving an empty job market. Southern African Americans took this as an opportunity to escape their oppression. As a result, the Second Great Migration occurred, where thousands of black citizens brought their families north to fill the gaps left by working white males. In their move they faced the systemic racism that still influences the way the modern city center functions. To elaborate, the main reason for migration was economic in nature. In the South, many black families suffered under sharecropping, where they were never able to get out of debt or own land. They were essentially still servants of the white race with Langston Hughes, from The Chicago Defender, interviews a black man who meets a cop at night, and the exchange between the two sums up the relationship perfectly. There is some tension between white cops and black citizens that has continued to progress to this day. There are no "friendly words," as the man says, between officials charged with protecting and minorities. Police officers were trained to be discriminatory in areas like Harlem, purposely sent into these highly black populated areas to create discomfort or stress. This type of bias still exists today and is becoming more pronounced with video recordings. With the lack of a white job market, black males took these jobs to build or work in factories. Often these jobs were quite dangerous and there was no opportunity to advance in management. It was a common problem that white senior officials saw black citizens as too stupid to do more complicated jobs. This type of workplace discrimination continues today and it is extremely difficult to move up to higher job positions. Often white trainees were promoted over their black mentors, simply because they were white. Large northern cities hold America's economic wealth, and it is disheartening to see that most leadership positions are held by white males and continue to be. Overall, the Second Great Migration proved to be a highly impactful event in American history that changed the racial balance in Northern cities. There are both positive and negative outcomes of this transition that are directly linked to the discrimination faced by minorities in American society. As greater awareness reaches the public, it is hoped that these outdated perceptions can be changed to benefit those who have been prevented from achieving greater