African-American Migration to Philadelphia

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This paper explores the migration of African-Americans from the south during the late 19th century and early 20th century and looks at how their migration had social, economic and political effects on the city of Philadelphia.

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"Philadelphia, in particular, offered African Americans a chance to grow free and "everybody saw Philadelphia as the prototype of what a free African American would look like, and what a free African American would do" (Africans in America). African Americans were tired of the quality of life in the South, stemming from harsh social conditions and unequal treatment. Their desire for a better life prompted them to look to the North as a place to live. The emancipation of the blacks and the end of the Civil War in 1865, opened the doors for the African Americans to act on this move. (Africans in America). "Rural southern blacks began moving to northern industrial cities soon after the end of the Civil War" (Mohl, 1985)."

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