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The migrants arrived in great numbers

In many of the communities the Negro press was read continually because of its attitude and its encouragement of the movement

And people all over the South began to discuss this great movement

Child labor and a lack of education was one of the other reasons for people wishing to leave their homes

The labor agent who had been sent South by Northern industry was a very familiar person in the Negro counties

Another of the social causes of the migrants' leaving was that at times they did not feel safe, or it was not the best thing to be found on the streets late at night. They were arrested on the slightest provocation

The migration gained in momentum

They also worked in large numbers on the railroad

In every home people who had not gone North met and tried to decide if they should go North or not

Industries attempted to board their labor in quarters that were oftentimes very unhealthy. Labor camps were numerous

The railroad stations in the South were crowded with people leaving for the North

The World War had caused a great shortage in Northern industry and also citizens of foreign countries were returning home

And the migrants kept coming

Among one of the last groups to leave the South was the Negro professional who was forced to follow his clientele to make a living

One of the main forms of social and recreational activities in which the migrants indulged occurred in the church

In the North the Negro had better educational facilities

They were very poor

The railroad stations were at times so over-packed with people leaving that special guards had to be called in to keep order

They also made it very difficult for migrants leaving the South. They often went to railroad stations and arrested the Negroes wholesale, which in turn made them miss their train