The great migration: African Americans move to the North, 1915-1930 (Reading expeditions series) Lexile: 800 [Paperback] Monica Halpern

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The Great Migration refers to the movement of African Americans from the South to the North between the years of 1915 and 1930. The book sets the scene for this movement by first describing the disappointing failure of Reconstruction and the enactment of voting restriction and other laws that limited the rights of African Americans. Opportunities for a better life were seen in the North, where African Americans in the South were sought after as a new source of workers. Thousands of African Americans made the journey to northern cities. The life they forged in the North was quite different from the life they had left in the South. While it was not perfect, African Americans created businesses, neighborhoods, and political organizations. Harlem, New York, became a center for African-American culture.