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The Great Migration is known as the nation’s largest movement of African Americans from the rural south to cities in the west, midwest, and urban north. The main reason for their migration was their dreams of freedom and hopes of seeking equality, jobs (meatpacking companies, servants of the wealthy, Pennsylvania Railroad expansion, etc.), and better educational opportunities. They were also moving to the west to take advantage of a labor shortage in the industrial cities. Between 1916-1930 about 1.6 million people moved away from the south mostly to the cities in the northeast, as well as Chicago and Detroit. All together from 1916-1970, around 6 million people migrated.

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The African Americans moved because they wanted to move. Not because someone was forcing them. They moved because they wanted a better life.

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The Great Migration Explained: US History Review

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Proximity didn’t explain all the patterns. For example Georgia and South Carolina are similar distances from Cleveland, Ohio, but a migrant from Georgia was three times more likely to go to Cleveland than one from South Carolina. This can be explained by chain migration.

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1- Need for jobs
2- People heared about more “equality” in the north.
3- Poor Economic conditions in the south
4-  sharecropping, farm failures, and crop damage.

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When the African Americans were moving from the south to the north they moved between the U.S. border.

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1-Encouraging reports of good wages and living conditions from other people or newspapers.
2- Better civil and economic opportunities.
3- Less racism.

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The African Americans moved wherever they had better opportunities and more freedom.

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1. Every migration flow generates a return or counter migration.

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1. Every migration flow generates a return or counter migration.

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When the great migration ended, African Americans in the south had gained more equality and the economy had also improved. Almost immediately after the Great Migration ended, people started moving back.

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2. The majority of migrants move a short distance.

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2. The majority of migrants move a short distance.

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Many migrants did move a short distance, but a majority of the African Americans didn’t move to nearby states. They went more north. For example, many African Americans from Mississippi moved to Chicago or from South Carolina to New York.

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3. Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big-city destinations.

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3. Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big-city destinations.

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Most of the African Americans moved a longer distance to big cities because big cities in the north like Chicago, Detroit, and New York, offered better jobs.

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4. Urban residents are less migratory than inhabitants of rural areas.

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4. Urban residents are less migratory than inhabitants of rural areas.

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I guess this is true because the goal of the Great Migration was to move to big cities away from the south. If you already lived up north, then you probably didn’t migrate.

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5. Families are less likely to make international moves than young adults.

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5. Families are less likely to make international moves than young adults.

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The Great Migration occurred internally.