Works identified
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Jacob Lawrence The railroad stations in the South were crowded with people leaving for the North 1940-41 -
Jacob Lawrence The Negro press was also influential in urging the people to leave the South 1940-41 -
Jacob Lawrence They arrived in great numbers into Chicago, the gateway of the West 1940-41 -
Jacob Lawrence They also worked in large numbers on the railroad 1940-41 -
Jacob Lawrence The migrants arrived in great numbers 1940-41 -
Jacob Lawrence They also made it very difficult for migrants leaving the South. They often went to railroad stations and arrested the Negroes wholesale, which in turn made them miss their train 1940-41 -
Jacob Lawrence Living conditions were better in the North 1940-41 -
Jacob Lawrence Industries attempted to board their labor in quarters that were oftentimes very unhealthy. Labor camps were numerous 1940-41 -
Jacob Lawrence Race riots were very numerous all over the North because of the antagonism that was caused between the Negro and white workers. Many of these riots occurred because the Negro was used as a strike breaker in many of the Northern industries 1940-41 -
Jacob Lawrence One of the largest race riots occurred in East St. Louis 1940-41 -
Jacob Lawrence One of the main forms of social and recreational activities in which the migrants indulged occurred in the church 1940-41