Answer: The Ku Klux Klan, legal impediments, lack of political influence, divisions within the black community and popular prejudice. It could be argued that the Ku Klux was the most important factor as an obstacle for black Americans gaining civil rights.
During this decade, Black Americans sought stable employment, better living conditions and political participation. Many who migrated to the North found jobs in the automobile, steel, shipbuilding and meatpacking industries.