To find better jobs and get away from segregation. Also, blacks were bitterly treated still after the war from the southern elite and white poors' so they probably wanted to be with the people who had fought a war for them.
It's slightly subconscious. Ever since the Civil War ended with the triumph of the North and slavery was abolished, racism still persisted. For a lot of African Americans the North represents a place with an open minded mentality in comparison to the old fashioned thinking of the South.
Because they were seeking better lives
Southern racism was a lot harsher than northern racism. Southern racism existed in every fabric of life -- in every possible way. Black men could be lynched for simply not stepping off a sidewalk as a white person approached! Frequent racial harassment included cross burnings, property damages (fires, bricks in windows, etc.), loss of employment (for participation or allegation thereof), kidnappings, murders, lynchings, voter discrimination, & other forms of discrimination in the laws. Black people were tired of all this. They were exasperated. They wanted hope. They wanted the freedom to live as human beings not as second class citizens as they were treated on a daily basis. They were tired of raising their children under segregation. So, they left for the North in search of the "American Dream." A LOT of Blacks were FORCED to move North for their own safety (like my maternal great grandfather) and for the livelihood of their loved ones. This migration was not only in slavery, but also throughout the American Civil Rights Movement. A great number of Blacks migrated into Canada as well.
A:Jobs. The answer is jobs. After being freed former slaves needed to support themselves. The southern states were far less industrialized. Most freed slaves stayed in the south. Those who left went to major industrial areas like New York or Chicago.Because the North did not practice slavery while the South did. Consequently, the North offered the blacks opportunities closer to equality. This did not happen in the South 'til after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln.
The Homestead Act of 1862.
The Homestead Act of 1862.
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The western United States
Evidence that proves that the Americans might expand into British Norh America was the fact that after the civil war, the Americans moved westward, following their belief of Manifest Destiny. The Americans conqured lands controlled by Mexico, spain, France, and Great Britain. The British North American colonies were afraid that the Americans would take over their western lands and that they would invade again, as they did during the American Revolution in 1812. There was a possibilty that the americans would have a majority to be able to annex the territory if they migrate into the North-West of Britsh North America.
southern to western and nothern to western
The Age of Imperialism caused a Western-educated African elite to emerge.
western and nothern
in western colony
Nothern and Western Hemisheres
Nothern and Western Hemisheres
The home stead act of 1862 helped African American families move to the Western US.
The home stead act of 1862 helped African American families move to the Western US.
The Homestead Act of 1862
nothern southern eastern and western hemisphere
nothern, southern, eastern, and western
The Homestead Act of 1862.