What was the major reason that african americans migrated to northern cities during and after world war i? a a surplus of cotton led to widespread farm foreclosures in the south b discrimination had been eliminated in the north c political opportunities had expanded in the south d industrial jobs were available in the north?

These Afro-Americans mainly migrated due to racist pressures from the south states and also express their talents in order to gain rights and recognition. This mass movement of humans was termed as the Great Migration, THE BIGGEST IN HUMAN HISTORY! IT HAD two major migrations: the first migration, a movement of 1.5 million people from the rural areas of south to industrial areas of the north. the second was the movement of 4.5 million people. they moved to escape lynching as well

Contributing factors  leading  to the harlem renaissance were the great migration of african americans to northern cities, which concentratedambitious  people in places where they could encourage each  other, and the first world war, which had created new industrial work opportunities for tens of thousands of people.