The Great Migration
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- I need to leave tonight and head to the north.
- This is all I have sir. What you asked for.
- No! We share the farm you aren't allowed to tell me what to do.
- But..Sir! I need money to feed my kid. Please!
- Are you kidding me? I pay you for more than you are worth! No money. This is hardly anything!
- Don't you DARE talk back to me!! You better be here! And don't you dare try to escape or you will get hurt.
- No! Now, I have to find my whip. You must be here at 5:00 tomorrow. You are in Debt.
- I understand. Once it is safe, we can come back and visit. I know how much you like the nature. You know why we need to go sweetie. Do you really want to live with people hurting us, and treating us unfairly? And you need a better education.
- Hurry Sweetie! We can't let him catch us! I am sick of this share cropping, and I want to have fair rights.
- I get it. We should get moving before it is to late! Thank you mom.
- But mom! Why do we have to move to the North? Our Family is in the south, and Georgia is so pretty!
- Hello! This is Me, Lindy and my daughter, Kara. We are escaping to New York same with you?
- We have Plenty of food, and are happy to share. But, sadly we cannot go on the train with you all because we do not have tickets. But we can walk with you there!
- Mom, Daddy, I am tired of walking! Are we almost to the train?
- I feel like everyone is escaping these days. African Americans are treated so unfairly. We are headed to New York as well. We are going to the train station to get there.
- We have 2 more train tickets! they were meant for my mother and Father but they cannot make it.
- 5 years later...1928
- Thanks Again! Do you want to travel together?
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- ALL ABOARD
- Mom, can we get on the train?
- You are Welcome! We are happy to do that. Thank you.
- Yep, everyone got their tickets?
- There is way more African Americans here, than I thought.
- Finally! New York City!! We might have to go find a home. And, a school for Layla.
- We should stay in touch. You guys helped us out a lot.
- Look at all of these big buildings! They are so tall! Look there is a school!
- Harlem Renaissance was caused from African Americans. It was partly from an effect of the Great Migration and the amount of African Americans that moved.
- Mom! They Kicked us out. Just because we are black! This town is becoming racist, because we moved here.
- No Black People Allowed
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