Why did African Americans originally settle in the South?

The primary factors for migration among southern African Americans were segregation, an increase in the spread of racist ideology, widespread lynching (nearly 3,500 African Americans were lynched between 1882 and 1968), and lack of social and economic opportunities in the South.

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a. by accepting the election of president abraham lincoln in 1860 and convincing other southern states to do the same