Thousands of African Americans Moved to Chicago, Detroit, and Harlem Seeking Better Jobs and Less Discrimination
Great Migration FamilyArrives in Chicago
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Most African Americans left the South and Their Sharecropping Lives BehindGood-paying jobs were scarce in the South.
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Discrimination and ViolenceThis sign was posted outside the NAACP office in New York to remind everyone that African Americans faced violence in the South.
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