The Great Migration

Question 1

Factors that caused the Great Migration

Answer 1

-Jim Crow laws
-unsatisfactory economic opportunities
-work opportunities
-civil war
-rise in white supremacy (KKK)
-travel becomes easier

Question 2

Evidence to suggest the demographics of the United States were significantly changed

Answer 2

-Between 1910 and 1920, the black population of major northern cities grew
~New York (66%)
~Chicago (148%)
~Philadelphia (500%)
~Detroit (611%)

1917: 10% of America’s population is African American (90% live in the South
2010:57% live in the South)

Question 3

Issues that arose in the areas that African-Americans migrated to

Answer 3

-Black migrants replaced white workers as they were prepared to work for less
-Housing tensions (many found it hard to rent due to widespread racism and prejudice)
-Ended up creating new cities within big cities
-KKK on the rise