The Great Migration 2/25/2021

Discover why African Americans moved North during the Great Migration! Factors like Jim Crow laws & job opportunities.

Jim Crow and World War I Read the section entitled, Jim Crow and World War I.Then, complete the chart and fill in the blanks from the detail from the article. What was a factor(a negative reason) that "pushed" African-Americans to migrate to the North? What was a factor (positive reason) that"pulled" African-Americans to migrate north? racism, discrimination, removal of the federal troops. jobs, factories, better life, Some of the reasons Southern blacks migrated to the north can be traced back to slavery. For a brief period of time after the Civil War, a period known as Reconstruction, life had improved for African-Americans in the South. The 15 Amendment would guaranteed voting rights. The 14 Amendment gave African-Americans both citizenship and equal protection under the law. For a while federal troops made sure that Southern states complied with the new laws. However, once the troops left the South, state and local governments in the South enacted "Jim Crow"laws that discriminated against African-Americans politically, economically, and socially.