The 'Great Migration' of African Americans during this era was primarily a move from:
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Correct answer: The rural South to the industrial North
African Americans moved North to escape Jim Crow laws and lynching, and to seek better-paying industrial jobs. This migration significantly changed the demographic and cultural landscape of cities like Chicago and New York.
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