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After the US Civil War, black Chicagoans had access to better schools, greater access to public facilities and leisure activities, and they were able to vote.
Due to World War 1, workers were needed for Chicago's industries. Those jobs were opened up to blacks. Wages were much better than anything offered in the South. There were no formal segregation laws in Chicago, and the blacks had access to schools, and were able to vote, all encouragement for African Americans to migrate to Chicago.
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BlakeAfter the US Civil War, black Chicagoans had access to better schools, greater access to public facilities and leisure activities, and they were able to vote.
Due to World War 1, workers were needed for Chicago's industries. Those jobs were opened up to blacks. Wages were much better than anything offered in the South. There were no formal segregation laws in Chicago, and the blacks had access to schools, and were able to vote, all encouragement for African Americans to migrate to Chicago.
giving african americans voting rights
getting rid of segregated schools
passing laws against discrimination in public places
After the US Civil War, black Chicagoans had access to better schools, greater access to public facilities and leisure activities, and they were able to vote.
Due to World War 1, workers were needed for Chicago's industries. Those jobs were opened up to blacks. Wages were much better than anything offered in the South. There were no formal segregation laws in Chicago, and the blacks had access to schools, and were able to vote, all encouragement for African Americans to migrate to Chicago.
giving african americans voting rights
getting rid of segregated schools
passing laws against discrimination in public places
After the US Civil War, black Chicagoans had access to better schools, greater access to public facilities and leisure activities, and they were able to vote.
Due to World War 1, workers were needed for Chicago's industries. Those jobs were opened up to blacks. Wages were much better than anything offered in the South. There were no formal segregation laws in Chicago, and the blacks had access to schools, and were able to vote, all encouragement for African Americans to migrate to Chicago.
giving african americans voting rights
getting rid of segregated schools
passing laws against discrimination in public places
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Who was the first African American to open a used car dealership?
1967 Albert William Johnson is awarded the first dealership from a major automaker to an African American. He opens his Oldsmobile dealership in a predominantly African American neighborhood in Chicago.
What African American found the city of Chicago Illinois?
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is consider too be the founder of Chicago.
Who was the 1st African American to be drafted into the NFL?
George Taliaferro. In 1949 he was drafted by the Chicago Bears.
What Is The African-American Migration?
There was one after the civil war when 60,000 blacks migrated west looking for opportunity in Kansas and Oklahoma. There was another one between 1940 and 1970 when millions of southern blacks migrated north to industrial cities like Chicago and Detroit looking for work.
Why did the Great Migration of African Americans happen?
The Great Migration occurred because of racism, segragation and etc. The Great Migration also ocurred because of the Harlem Reneaissance which was that blacks would entertain whites.
