Similarities Between African Americans And Urbanization
American and Urbanization
The Industrial Revolution of the 19th and 20th century offered many Americans the chance to enhance their way of living. Because of the revolution, job numbers are increased, technological innovations in transportation developed, and housing construction contributed why there has been migration to cities. Increase in the population of those who live in the cities is known as urbanization (Long, 2015). One significant example of this urbanization is demonstrated by the African Americans. In 1900, they sought for urban opportunities which are not offered when they stay far from the big cities. When the blacks have been emancipated, they were no longer considered as slaves. They were accorded with equal rights and opportunities like that of the whites, and almost ninety percent of them moved in to cities such as Baton Rouge, Jacksonville, Montgomery, and Charleston. These places were comprised of more than fifty percent of African Americans (Civilization's Inferno: The Rise and Reform of Industrial Cities 1880-1917, n.d.).
There are several reasons why there has been a massive increase in the population of America. The U.S. census data shows that thirty-three of the fifty-one states of the U.S. grew faster than any suburbs in 2011. In addition, the population of the U.S. increased 1.1 percent in 2011. Reeves (2011) considers three reasons to explain such phenomenon: (i) deindustrialization of central cities; (ii) …show more content…
Taken into consideration that America has the ideology of American Dream which is attached to everything, it makes America not only as a superpower but as a land of opportunity where people can possess wealth through the aid of initiative and hard work. It is only practical to say that where opportunities spring, people who want to attain success should draw closer to the
The Industrial Revolution of the 19th and 20th century offered many Americans the chance to enhance their way of living. Because of the revolution, job numbers are increased, technological innovations in transportation developed, and housing construction contributed why there has been migration to cities. Increase in the population of those who live in the cities is known as urbanization (Long, 2015). One significant example of this urbanization is demonstrated by the African Americans. In 1900, they sought for urban opportunities which are not offered when they stay far from the big cities. When the blacks have been emancipated, they were no longer considered as slaves. They were accorded with equal rights and opportunities like that of the whites, and almost ninety percent of them moved in to cities such as Baton Rouge, Jacksonville, Montgomery, and Charleston. These places were comprised of more than fifty percent of African Americans (Civilization's Inferno: The Rise and Reform of Industrial Cities 1880-1917, n.d.).
There are several reasons why there has been a massive increase in the population of America. The U.S. census data shows that thirty-three of the fifty-one states of the U.S. grew faster than any suburbs in 2011. In addition, the population of the U.S. increased 1.1 percent in 2011. Reeves (2011) considers three reasons to explain such phenomenon: (i) deindustrialization of central cities; (ii) …show more content…
Taken into consideration that America has the ideology of American Dream which is attached to everything, it makes America not only as a superpower but as a land of opportunity where people can possess wealth through the aid of initiative and hard work. It is only practical to say that where opportunities spring, people who want to attain success should draw closer to the