Moving North: African Americans and the Great Migration 1915-1930

Written by Monica Halpern

Part of the Crossroads America series

Why did so many Black Americans leave the South for northern cities?

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40 pages· 800L· AR ~5.1

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After the Civil War, Black Codes and Jim Crow laws kept African Americans in the South from living as equals. Between 1915 and 1930, many moved north in search of jobs and freedom. This book follows the Great Migration through the boom of the 1920s and the hard times of the Great Depression, and shows what life in the North meant for those who made the journey.

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After the Civil War, the South went through a period of rebuilding, termed Recon-struction, but because many white people in the South were not ready to accept African Americans as equals, unfair laws were passed which restricted the rights of blacks. These Black Codes and Jim Crow laws left African Americans adrift in a segregated world. Life was better in the North in many ways for African Americans. The 1920s brought jobs and money-until The Great Depression hit. The Depression left many homeless and jobless. Many blacks left the cities seeking jobs wherever they could find them. Despite the hard times that followed, living in the North continued to bring a renewed sense of freedom to many African Americans.

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