The Driving Forces Behind the Great Migration: an Analysis of Economic, Social, and Political Factors
Words: 431 1240The saga of the Great Migration is a compelling chapter in American history, highlighting a significant period when millions of African Americans left the agrarian South for the urban centers of the North, Midwest, and West from the early 20th century to the 1970s. This mass movement fundamentally transformed the United States' economic, social, and political frameworks, making a lasting impact on the nation’s collective identity. Economically, the Great Migration was driven by the search for better opportunities beyond the […]
