Letters on the Great Migration Antonio Lopez & Jesus Garcia Questions What was the Chicago Defenders? The Chicago Defenders is a black newspaper published in Chicago that helped and supported blacks and advertised the north for having better working and living conditions for blacks. What was the Chicago Defenders role in the great migration? The Chicago defenders role in the great migration was huge, they advertised the north for having better working and living conditions than the south and many blacks trusted the chicago defenders since it was published by blacks. What happened between 1916 and 1921? Half a million African Americans left the south and journeyed to cities internal movement of the a people in such a concentrated period of time in the history of the nation. Why were many African Americans migrating North ? African Americans migrated north because they wanted to escape the violence in the south due to the racial tensions Why did blacks want to keep the north working conditions a secret from whites? Blacks tended to keep the working conditions of work in the north due to the fact that employments will be given to the whites if they migrate to the north. Time Period World War I came before the Great migration (28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918) When white solders were returning from the war they realized that their jobs have been taken by the black. Then the Americans wanted to scare the black away in a violent act. So this lead blacks to migrate to the North and Western sides of the country because the white scared them by killing their kind. The great migration Half a million African Americans left the south and journeyed to cities internal movement of the a people in such a concentrated period of time in the history of the nation. Powerful Quotations I have been reading the chicago defender and seeing so many advertisements about the work in the north. (seven letters from the great migration) I am a married man having and mother to support conditions here are not altogether good and living expenses growing while wages are small.