Many African Americans moved from the rural South to the urban North.
William Jennings Bryan was a spokesman for rural Americans who were suffering economic depression following the Panic of 1893
The large scale migration of African-Americans from the agricultural south to the industrial north during the twentieth century came to be known as the Great Migration. More than 6 million blacks moved out of the rural south to the Northeast, Midwest and West to compete for manufacturing and other jobs in northern cities. By the end of the Great migration in the 1960's, African-Americans had become an urbanized population. More than 80 percent lived in cities. It was one of the largest and most rapid migrations in history.
It gave Georgia big advances in rural electrification, highway construction and education.
The 1920's marked a milestone in urbanization. It was the first time that more people lived cities of 2,500 people or more, dwarfing the number of people who lived in the country or rural areas. The fastest growing locations during the time were the Midwest and western parts of the country.
Most higher-paying jobs in the cities required a formal education.
Most higher-paying jobs in the cities required a formal education.
G. L. McClymont has written: 'Formal education and rural development' -- subject(s): Education, Rural Education
Sarah Snell Emery has written: 'Mexico's marginal peoples--informal education projects' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Education, Indians of Mexico, Literacy, Non-formal education, Rural Education 'Mexico's rural development and education' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Rural Education, Rural development
Lourdes Gadia-Soegiarto has written: 'Non-formal education and integrated rural development' -- subject- s -: Bagong Lipunan Improvement of Sites and Services Program, Non-formal education, Rural development
Sabina Rashid has written: 'An inside look at two BRAC schools in Matlab' -- subject(s): Education (Primary), Non-formal education, Rural children, Rural schools
Manzoor Ahmed has written: 'Mobile trade training schools of Thailand' -- subject(s): Case studies, Education, Education, Rural, Rural Education, Trade schools 'Basic Education and National Development Lessons from China and India' 'The economics of nonformal education' -- subject(s): Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Education, Education, Non-formal education 'Primary education for all' -- subject(s): Primary Education, Case studies, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
G. B. Johnson has written: 'Report by Mr and Mrs G. B. Johnson on a visit to the U. S. A. to study the organization, aims and methods of rural schools for negroes, 1934' -- subject(s): Afro-Americans, Education, Education, Rural, Rural Education
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Thomas William Bamford has written: 'The evolution of rural education' -- subject(s): Education, Education, Rural, Rural Education
D. V. Chickermane has written: 'The single-teacher school in rural education and development' -- subject(s): Rural Education, School size 'Experiments in rural education' -- subject(s): Continuing education, Rural Education 'Teaching in single-teacher schools' -- subject(s): Elementary Education, Rural Education 'Impact of bilingualism on the progress of children in primary schools in rural areas' -- subject(s): Bilingualism, Primary Education, Rural Education
Murray P. Scharf has written: 'A study of education in rural Saskatchewan' -- subject(s): Education, Rural, Rural Education