What Are The Causes Of The Great Migration

The Great Migration, or the migration of African Americans from 1915-1970 to the north, has many similarities and differences to the migration of the Jewish people out of German occupied land during World War II. Both migrations were a massive exodus from where these people were originally due to harsh circumstances, but the comparisons run much deeper than that. Both migrations were somewhat caused by the implementation of laws directed against a minority, which aimed to diminish rights. Additionally, in both areas, the migrants wanted more economic opportunity. However, in the case of the Jewish migration, for the most part, they were not called to a specific place for work. One critical difference, however, if that in some cases, Jews were forced out of their homes, and became refugees. While the specifics in these similarities differ, vastly in some instances, the similarities draw out that the two migrations are very comparable, while at the same time being vastly different. The Great Migration and …show more content…
Some of the causes as to why the migration occurred are similar. In both cases, caste systems are evident, as well as restricting laws, that caused those affected to seek for a better life. However, one force behind the Great migration, the north pulling African Americans up for labor, did not have an effect on the migration of the Jewish people. Additionally, another difference between the two migrations is that the African American people were not displaced from their homes. When African Americans migrated, while they did not always know exactly where they would end up, they knew they could find a place to stay. That was not the case in the Jewish migration. Overall, there are several differences and similarities when looking at The Great Migration, and the migration of the Jewish people during the 1930s and