After the Civil War, many black americans migrated north. Why did so few migrate to the midwest?

Question

And are black americans still moving north to find better jobs, and if so, is the population of southern states decreasing?

Answer 1

Historically speaking, the Midwest had still wavered on the slavery issue. Many that went North did so because family or friends had gone before them by way of the Underground Railroad, so they may have gone in order to reunite. The North was the most abolition-friendly area in the US at that time, and elsewhere, the issues of race and slavery were still very charged.

Answer 2

Blacks did move to the Midwest and to all other direction in search for a better life. The migration you speak of, was in the 20th century mainly after 1920s. And many did move to the Midwestern states of Michigan, Ohio and Illinois search of the well paying factory job.

Since 1975 the migration has reversed, more blacks are moving south than migrating north. More jobs, lower cost of living. space and family are just some of the reason for the change.

Southern state population is growing, but not at the rate (with the exception of Florida ) of the southwestern states.

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

I believe it had to do with transportation routes. Blacks started migrating from Mississippi and thereabouts to Chicago in large numbers when the train lines developed, and when the mechanization of agriculture in the south reduced the demand for farm labor. But this did not happen until quite a while after the Civil War. Before that it was easier to move north along the East Coast. The movement north has slowed as opportunities have improved in the South for both blacks and whites. In fact there has been movement in the other direction in some states (Texas for example) as businesses have relocated south, and more people moved toward the sun belt after widespread use of air conditioning made it more tolerable to live in warmer climates in the summer.

Answer 4

The north was where the industrial jobs were - there was a greater opportunity for employment. In addition, many of the northern states were supporters of abolitionism. There wasn't a whole lot going on in the Midwest except for farming.

Population of some southern states is decreasing along with the northern states (check out census.gov). There are no better jobs anymore regardless of your race, creed, sex or nationality. Industry has been outsourced and wages now make up less than 50% of the GNP.

Answer 5

They were looking for work, and the majority of jobs would have been in the highly populated areas. The midwest was mostly farm country at that time. So people migrated to the more eastern states.

Answer 6

The North was seen as a place to be more accepting of freed slaves, not much was known about the midwest. I think people move North because the economy seems better in the Northern states.

Answer 7

They did migrate to the Midwest. Chicago and Indiana.They were following the jobs like most people who migrate. Perhaps you mean the Northwest?

Answer 8

What rock have you been hiding under? Blacks are moving back to the South because there are more jobs here than in the North and Midwest. Blacks are moving back from California and the West Coast because real estate is less expensive. They want to get back with their extended families and from where they came, to what is home.

Yes, there were many who moved to the Midwest. You say, so few. What about the large Black communities in Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Kansas City? You have to be in junior high or middle school. Why are you spelling Black Americans without a capital?

Go tell your teachers you need more time. Apparently you have not learned from them. Maybe you fell asleep in class. Or you have bad teachers. What's your problem?

Answer 9

because most of the midwest states were slave states. Blacks migrated to escape angry white southerners who started lynching blacks to prevent them from using their new found freedom.

Answer 10

too HOT! no, the population is not dropping.