Which of the Following Statements About the Great Migration Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Great Migration is LEAST accurate?

• A)The migration stemmed not only from economic devastation in southern farms but also from the belief that discrimination was less prevalent in the North.
• B)White southerners were happy to see blacks leave the region and passed legislation to facilitate the exodus.
• C)Black newspapers encouraged the exodus,advising readers that their lives would be better in the North than in the South.
• D)The migration resulted in part from the opening of northern industrial jobs to blacks for the first time.

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