Answer to Question #152977 in History for Isaac

Question

Why did African Americans travel north for factory jobs from 1880 to 1920?

Answer 1

The migration of African Americans to the North was one of the largest migrations experienced in the United States of America. Both political and economic objectives influenced the migrants to pursue an improved life in northern cities. Cultural violence and racial discrimination were key factors that impacted African Americans to migrate. Black society lost the capacity to vote. The nature of regular racial decorum that reminded them regularly that they were subordinate to the white community was part of the existing social, political, and economic ideologies.