The Great Migration Analysis

in the 1910s and 20s large number of African Americans moved from the south to other parts of country in 1900 most African Americans in the united states lived in southern states in fact, 90% of the African Americans population still lived in the south. however, many began to move into northern and Midwestern states, such as Michigan, Illinois,Pennsylvania, and new York. the reasons they were moving varied from family to family. in some cases, they were hoping to find jobs in steel mills, automobile factories, meatpacking plants, or working for the real-road some, some were searching for better schools and educational opportunities. others were hoping to escape the racism and violence that African Americans were experiencing in the south.