African Americans moved to the North in the 1920s as part of the Great Migration, seeking better economic opportunities and fleeing the systemic racism and violence of the Jim Crow South. The demand for industrial labor during World War I and the economic boom of the 1920s also attracted African Americans to urban centers in the North. Additionally, the Harlem Renaissance and other cultural movements in northern cities provided a sense of community and empowerment for African Americans seeking to escape the oppressive conditions of the segregated South.
beacusethey didnt like the laws there
Black flight
They were forced to move west or north or to live on reservations
The Great Migration began to reverse itself because of the changing economy. The southern economy began to grow again and there were more job opportunities in the south.
Black codes were laws passed in the southern united states. These laws limited the rights of African Americans to work, move, and to have general activities.
North
north
To get better jobs and to get away from segregation.
cities in the north
The African-Americans tried to escape from the South because the South had slave states. They tried to get to the North because those were free states.
A pull factor that brought African Americans to the north was freedom. The south was being run and build on the backs of slaves and many African Americans wanted to be free. Many took to escaping using the Underground Railroad to reach the north. However, some were found and brought back.
Because they were more acceptant of blacks.... unlike th South whom inslaved them and worked them to death (racism)
The movement northward of African Americans between 1915 and 1930 was called the Great Migration. The need for labor, the education opportunities, and safety called to the southern blacks to move up north.
How did the homestead act encourage freed African Americans to move to the great Plains
African Americans moved to the Midwest and North during the Great Migration primarily to escape the oppressive conditions of the Jim Crow South, which included systemic racism, violence, and limited economic opportunities. The promise of better jobs in industrial cities, particularly during World War I and the 1920s, attracted many seeking improved living conditions and the chance for a more equitable life. Additionally, the burgeoning demand for labor in factories and industries further incentivized this migration, allowing African Americans to seek greater social and economic mobility.
In the Great Migration, which took place in 1910-1930, millions of African Americans "migrated" to the Midwest, Northeast, and West of the United States from Southern states such as Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. A second movement -- New Great Migration -- has been occurring since 1965 and is essentially the reverse of the Great Migration, with African Americans moving to the "New South" where job growth exceeded that of the North and racism/discrimination has abated.
they did not welcome them