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Many African Americans migrated from the South to the North, Midwest and West in search of economic opportunities and to escape the Jim Crow Laws as well as racial violence. Despite the fact that many Northerners were against slavery this did not stop them from feeling resentful towards the African Americans that migrated to the North as they were then considered competition. In reaction to the "threat" many Northerners decided to join the KKK, largely increasing the amount of members, and its popularity.

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One way that the KKK would try to recruit people was to have a fair, during which new members would get sworn in.

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 "A Century of Negro Migration" by Carter G. Woodson in 1918

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 "A Century of Negro Migration" by Carter G. Woodson in 1918

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"In most parts of the South the Negroes are still unable to become landowners or successful businessmen. [...] Although not exactly slaves, they are yet attached to the White people as tenants, servants or dependents."

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Report by the U.S. Department of Labor, Division of Negro Economics  on the Cause of the Great Migration 1919

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Report by the U.S. Department of Labor, Division of Negro Economics  on the Cause of the Great Migration 1919

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"The prime cause is higher wages in the North, coupled with the stagnant condition of southern industries."

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List of Regional Industries That Employed Black Male Workers

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List of Regional Industries That Employed Black Male Workers

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Created in 1923 by the Philidelpia Negro Migration Committee

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The movement of more than 6,000,000 African Americans from the South to the North, Midwest and West from 1916-1970.

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- Lack of economic opportunities
- Jim Crow Laws (series of laws that legalize segregation)
- Racial Violence

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What the Great Migration Meant for Black Americans and White Southerners

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What the Great Migration Meant for Black Americans and White Southerners

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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Special | 1m 44s

Learn about the Great Migration, when African-Americans left the South in large numbers for the North and West. This video is an excerpt from Episode Four, Making a Way Out of No Way, from the series The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Aired: 11/12/13

Rating: NR

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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross | Classroom | The Great Migration

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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Special | 1m 44s Learn about the Great Migration, when African-Americans left the South in large numbers for the North and West. This video is an excerpt from Episode Four, Making a Way Out of No Way, from the series The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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How did the Great Migration Influence the Resurgence of the KKK?

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How did the Great Migration Influence the Resurgence of the KKK?

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-During World War l many factories in the North and Midwest were lacking workers because of how many had left for war as well as the restriction of foreign immigration
-At the same time many African Americans were suffering economically because of the shortage of agricultural work (along with being treated poorly)
-Many African Americans migrated to the North and Midwest
-When the soldiers came home from World War l things had changed and White people were competing with African Americans for jobs and housing
-Resentment instilled
-The KKK had died down for a while but built back up again

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The most popular places that African Americans would migrate to were: Los  Angeles, St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and New York; all large cities. The large cities contained more job opportunities because so many factory workers were needed.

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People in Jacksonville, Florida Waiting for a Train Headed North (1921)

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People in Jacksonville, Florida Waiting for a Train Headed North (1921)

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North's Resistence to Large Migration of African Americans

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North's Resistence to Large Migration of African Americans

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Northerners were against slavery, but when it came to allowing Black Americans to assimilate into Northen society, they were less interested.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Going North=receiving better opportunities