Moving North African Americans and the Great Migration 1915-1930

Name: Moving North African Americans and the Great Migration 1915-1930
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ISBN: 9780792282785

ISBN-10: 0792282787

ISBN-13: 9780792282785

Edition: 2006

Authors: Monica Halpern

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After the Civil War, the South went through a period of rebuilding, termed Recon-struction, but because many white people in the South were not ready to accept African Americans as equals, unfair laws were passed which restricted the rights of blacks. These Black Codes and Jim Crow laws left African Americans adrift in a segregated world. Life was better in the North in many ways for African Americans. The 1920s brought jobs and moneyuntil The Great Depression hit. The Depression left many homeless and jobless. Many blacks left the cities seeking jobs wherever they could find them. Despite the hard times that followed, living in the North continued to bring a renewed sense of freedom to…

Book details

List price: $12.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 12/27/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 40
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.29" long x 0.38" tall
Weight: 0.638

Monica Halpern lives in Boston, MA. Her previous title in this series, "Railroad Fever," received a starred review in "School Library Journal."