Great Migration

the migration of African Americans in the south to go north or mid west in 1910-1960

escaping discrimination, segregation, Jim Crow laws, the boll weevil, and MS flood

the bool weevil infested all of the cotton and ruined it causing less area for AA's to work on

it is estimated that over 1000000

1916

the Penn. rail road company. they inspired the black men to go north.

400,000 men 500 a day

1/10

the song jump jim crow that was sung in minstrel shows throughout America starting 1830. it came from a man whose slave is the subject of the show in 1850

because of wwi there were less factory workers north, labor agents offered train tickets to strong men, black newspapers showed wages in north, success stories about migrants, and letters from family with $ in them, and migration clubs

Chicago defender

the black historian who founded NAACP and editor of NAACP magazine, the crisis. he protested against segregation.

a case that was brought to supreme court by black lawsuits to challenge the legality of segregation. The court ruled that segregation was legal as long as it was "equal"

10% of americas african americans

Segregation resulting from economic or social conditions or personal choice. (north)

segregation that is imposed by law (south)

deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote (south) unlike north who can vote

many african americans were eager to work for low wages because it was still better then south wages. this made white people angry because they were being undercut.

mining, clothing factories, and steel mills

because there was now low wages and deteriorating factory conditions. the african americans were taking all the jobs so many were now un employed.

labor organizations which blacks couldn't be a part of because of racism

Great depression, blacks were being laid off, later when WWII came they would come back to the factories.