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Question 5 • US History Studies Since 1877

Two push factors that caused African Americans to leave the South in the early 1900s were

Answer
A
integration and Jim Crow laws.
B
segregation and low wages.
C
the Harlem Renaissance and literature.
D
job opportunities and music.

Explanation

Segregation and low wages were conditions that pushed African Americans to leave the South. Many sought better-paying jobs and greater freedom in Northern cities during the Great Migration. Job opportunities and music were attractions, not push factors, while integration was not a condition driving people away.

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