"Negro Migration during the War" by Emmett J. Scott is a record of a major historical shift. It explores when hundreds of thousands of African Americans journeyed from the South to the North during and right after World War I, revealing why they left and what happened next. In the book's beginning, it is clear how quickly the migration happened during the war. Scott explains that more than 400,000 African Americans moved north in just a few years, which shows how long this kind of movement had been going on. He talks about how unfair treatment, tough economic times, and unjust social conditions pushed African Americans to leave, showing how much they wanted better lives and escape from racial violence and limited opportunities in the South. The book shares clear stories and facts to paint a picture of the conditions that caused so many people to move.
Negro Migration during the War
By Emmett J. (Emmett Jay) Scott
Driven by the hope of escaping oppression and finding better lives, a massive wave of African Americans leaves the South during wartime, forever changing the nation's landscape.
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About the AuthorEmmett Jay Scott was an African American journalist, newspaper editor, academic, and government official who was Booker T. Washington's closest advisor at the Tuskegee Institute. He was responsible for maintaining Washington's nationwide "Tuskegee machine," with its close links to black business leadership, white philanthropists, and Republican politicians from the local level to the White House.
Emmett Jay Scott was an African American journalist, newspaper editor, academic, and government official who was Booker T. Washington's closest advisor at the Tuskegee Institute. He was responsible for maintaining Washington's nationwide "Tuskegee machine," with its close links to black business leadership, white philanthropists, and Republican politicians from the local level to the White House.
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