USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are two reasons why African Americans left the South in large numbers during the Great Migration?
A
African Americans wanted to bring southern culture to the North and change the ways of northern cities
B
African Americans wanted to escape the modernism in the South for more traditional ways in the North
C
African Americans left the South to form an independent nation in the Midwest and West
D
African Americans wanted to escape the racist South and find jobs in the North
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The primary factors for migration among southern African Americans were segregation, indentured servitude, convict leasing, an increase in the spread of racist ideology, widespread lynching (nearly 3, 500 African Americans were lynched between 1882 and 1968), and lack of social and economic opportunities in the South.

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