Question

In the 1920s, why did African Americans move away from the southern United States to the big cities of the North?

a. to find a more suitable climate
b. to escape slavery and oppression
c. to protest unfair wages across the country
d. to follow growing economic opportunities

Answer 1

In the 1920s, the African Americans moved away from the southern United States to the big cities in the North in order to find better living conditions, because there was still a lot of hatred toward them in the South.