Social Studies

Lisa

29 September, 03:35

In what is known as The Great Migration, large numbers of African Americans moved from the rural south to northern cities, beginning in the early twentieth century. What motivated this large-scale movement?

A) the Emancipation Proclamation

B) the opportunity to serve in the military in World War I

C) job openings due to industrial growth in northern cities

D) competition for jobs from immigrants moving into southern states