2ND GREAT MIGRATION

WHAT IS IT?

• 4.3 million african americans migrated to the Northern US.
• From 1940-1970

WHY DID THEY MOVE? (K1)

JIM CROW LAWS

• The states in the South forcing Jim Crow Laws.
• They had use inferior utilities.
• They were refused service at public places
• An African American was hanged,burned,or lynched every 4 days.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES (K1)

• The north had jobs available in factories.
• The wages and working conditions were better

WHERE ARE THEY DISTRIBUTED? (K2)

WHERE THEY MOVED TO

• Three major rail lines were used to transport them
• People living in the central south used the Illinois central railroad.
• People living in the east used the Seaboard Air line
• People in Texas or Louisiana use the Union Pacific Rail line.

WHAT OBSTACLES DID THEY FACE?

OBSTACLES

• Many northern whites didn't welcome african americans.
• They had trouble finding houses to buy or rent
• Many whites moved away from places that welcomed african americans

WHAT WAS THEIR IMPACT? (K4)

IMPACT

• They established thriving independent communities
• They had an urban identity
• Many influencial african americans come from families from this migration.
• There was a larger african american middle class
• They filled professions such as lawyers or doctors