Question

Identify four factors, two push (why they left) and two pull (what drew them north/midwest/west), that affected Africans' decisions to leave the South and move to the North/Midwest/West?

Answer 1

African Americans were motivated to leave the South by push factors such as racial segregation and technological changes in agriculture, and drawn to the North/Midwest/West by pull factors like higher wages and better schools.

Step-by-step explanation:

Two push factors that influenced African Americans to leave the South were:

• Intense racial segregation and systemic discrimination that plagued African Americans in the South.
• The introduction of the mechanical cotton picker, which caused many black and white sharecroppers to lose their jobs, leading to economic displacement.

Two pull factors that attracted African Americans to the North/Midwest/West included:

• The availability of higher wages and better job opportunities outside of agrarian labor, particularly in industrial sectors where workers were needed.
• The existence of better schools and the absence of legally enforced racial segregation, which allowed for improved educational and social opportunities.

While racism and limited opportunities still existed in the North, the economic, educational, and social benefits provided enough incentive for a massive migration during the post-World War II period, known as the Great Migration.