Living conditions were better in the North
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Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence (September 7, 1917 – June 9, 2000) was an African American painter; he was married to fellow artist Gwendolyn Knight. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism", though by his own account the primary influence was not so much French art as the shapes and colors of Harlem....
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Another of the social causes of the migrants' leaving was that at times they did not feel safe, or it was not the best thing to be found on the streets late at night. They were arrested on the slightest provocation
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The railroad stations were at times so over-packed with people leaving that special guards had to be called in to keep order
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Although the Negro was used to lynching, he found this an opportune time for him to leave where one had occurred
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The Negro was the largest source of labor to be found after all others had been exhausted
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In the North the Negro had better educational facilities
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One of the largest race riots occurred in East St. Louis
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Child labor and a lack of education was one of the other reasons for people wishing to leave their homes
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They were very poor
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One of the main forms of social and recreational activities in which the migrants indulged occurred in the church
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And people all over the South began to discuss this great movement
