Causes Of The Great Migration

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Through the years between 1916 and 1930, about 1.5 million African Americans from the South had moved to the North. This mass movement became known as The Great Migration. There were many reasons for this movement of people but some of the prominent reasons included them having trouble living in the South. They would often have to live in poor conditions and sometimes get blamed for something that they did not do. African Americans faced many challenges in the South because of their race and skin color. They would have to face harsh segregation everyday, many African Americans would get lynched, they would not get paid enough for their hard work which would cause them to have difficulty surviving, would not get the same amount of education