Two Phases Of The Great Migration 1940-1970

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The Great Migration was a colossal drive of African Americans from the South to the North that happened in two phases, 1910 to 1940 and the second migration 1940-1970. The largest in this migration occurred from about 1910 to 1920. The Great Migration occurred because of many reasons. African Americans moved out of the South to go to the North, Northeast, Midwest and West. One factor why they migrated was disenfranchisement and the Jim Crow Laws. Farming conditions on Southern crops and low wages are few examples of reasons by African Americans migrated to the North. The North had a labor shortage because of industry. Paid higher wages in the factories, offered a better educational system, and there was less discrimination and more political