The Practice of Freedom

Push factors encouraged migration to the South, while pull factors encouraged migration to the North.

Push factors were related to economic opportunities, while pull factors were related to social issues.

Push factors were conditions that made people want to leave the South, while pull factors attracted them to the North, Midwest, and West.

Push factors were short-term incentives, while pull factors were long-term solutions.

It led to increased cotton production in the South.

It destroyed cotton crops, leading to poverty and prompting migration.

It had no significant impact on the economic conditions of the South.

It created new agricultural jobs in the South.

Migrants experienced uniform conditions and opportunities regardless of their destination.

Some cities offered more job opportunities and better living conditions than others, leading to varied experiences of success and integration.

All migrants faced the same level of discrimination and economic hardship.

Migrants in all cities quickly achieved economic equality with white residents.

They discouraged African Americans from leaving the South.

They spread information about job opportunities and encouraged migration.

They primarily focused on local news within Southern communities.

They supported segregation and racial discrimination.

It led to the decline of Black-owned businesses.

It transformed them into vibrant Black cultural centers.

It decreased racial diversity in urban areas.

It had no significant impact on urban development.

To promote segregation in Northern cities

To help Black migrants adjust to urban life by providing support services

To encourage African Americans to remain in the South

To organize armed resistance against racial discrimination

The economic prosperity of the South during the early 20th century

The peaceful integration of African Americans into Northern society

The challenges and hopes of African Americans during the Great Migration

The decline of urban centers in the United States

The expansion of cotton plantations in the North

Increased racial segregation in Northern cities

Job opportunities in factories and industries

The implementation of Jim Crow laws in the North

The Civil War

The Spanish-American War

World War I

The Cold War

The decline of industrial areas in the North

The geographic patterns of African American migration from the South to the North and West

The increase in agricultural jobs in the South

The stability of racial segregation in the United States