LEARNING TOGETHER: The Story of America
The hope of a better America for Black families moving out of the South during the Great Migration was mostly a disappointment. Some of the same types of discrimination that they faced in the South were deployed in the North, Midwest, and West. Many Blacks were not allowed to secure housing in white neighborhoods. Which meant that African Americans were forced into crowded slums and ghettos. These dwellings were often filthy, dilapidated, and crime ridden.
Blacks still faced segregated schools. And of course, the quality at these educational facilities were not equal to the school where mostly white students attended. And although the Jim Crow Laws were not as prevalent as they were in the South, many Blacks still faced the same old racism (that they were trying to escape) in all its dehumanizing forms.
Fortunately, all was not lost, there were some bright uplifting moments for African Americans during the Great Migration. See Part 5.
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