Intra-southern migration during the Great Migration.

[Black Haven]

The different streams into Texas from 1870-1990


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I've noticed that between 1870 and 1880 a large portion of black Texans came from VA and GA. Is that the result of the domestic slave trade?

 

[IllmaticDelta]

I've noticed that between 1870 and 1880 a large portion of black Texans came from VA and GA. Is that the result of the domestic slave trade?

At that time frame, I would say it was more from general western migration

The abolition of slavery created the potential for mass African-American migration to the West. Few crossed the plains in wagon trains; they were more likely to take trains or steamboats. The vast majority, however, took the transportation most available to a newly freed people, they walked . . . into Texas, Indian Territory, and Kansas.

In Texas, agricultural workers made $20 a month - double their pay in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Such an incentive attracted masses of people. In the last three decades of the nineteenth century, the African-American population of Texas more than doubled - from 253,000 to over 620,000.

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[Black Haven]

At that time frame, I would say it was more from general western migration




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Appreciate the info. I knew something was missing, had me thinking like" why the hell were black folks from the far east southern states doing all the way in Texas in the late 1800's?"
But it makes sense the American frontier was entering its golden age at the time and Aframs played a big role in it as well.


Have you guys checked out the migration of Aframs from Oklahoma and Texas to Alberta Canada? I made a thread on it back in December https://www.thecoli.com/threads/african-americans-in-amber-valley-alberta-canada.681379/

Here's a small documentary about it

 

[Geode]

Looking forward to the N. Fla info. From my incomplete research, it looks like my maternal great grand parents where from Georgia and my paternal great grand parents were from the Carolinas, but all landed in Jacksonville. I assume since it was a port city, there were more opportunities.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

I've noticed that between 1870 and 1880 a large portion of black Texans came from VA and GA. Is that the result of the domestic slave trade?

..ran across this

 

[IllmaticDelta]

 

[IllmaticDelta]

West Virginia

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Miami, Florida

 

[GoAggieGo.]

West Virginia

@Black Barbie

 

[Black Barbie]

@Black Barbie

West Virginia

Not surprising since there are a lot of Afram communities in southern W.Va.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

 

[Supper]

Cosmo Jacksonville, FL.
https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20150118/NEWS/801237613

Gullah settlement established by Geeches from GA & SC after the emancipation of slavery.

 

[BigMan]

interesting thread and will read through later.

On Miami, a lot on the Coli like to pretend all the blacks there are Caribbean (some say this as a bad thing and some say as a good thing). the reality is both African Americans and Caribbean (mostly Bahamians) established the city.

Great thread.

I really want to know why my some of maternal and paternal family from Alabama migrated to New Jersey during the early 1920's. I wonder why New Jersey and not NYC.

My 2nd Great Grandparents - both born in 1865 - left Alabama and moved to New Jersey - which is really unique in my maternal family -- as most stayed.

But, later their descendants decided to not go to New Jersey but Michigan, Ohio or Chicago.

Basically, what was going on in New Jersey or jobs that made many from Alabama go there. But, something happened during phase II of the The Great Migration that made them bypass New Jersey/Up North -- and choose the Midwest.

NJ had a lot of industrial cities and was the last stop before NYC. Don't know if this is true but i've heard that some people were confused with "New-ark" and "New York".
My gf's family has roots in GA, SC, and Alabama and her maternal side went to NJ. But GA is definitely the most common origin for AAs in NJ.

 

[get these nets]

NJ had a lot of industrial cities and was the last stop before NYC. Don't know if this is true but i've heard that some people were confused with "New-ark" and "New York".
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Heard this for years and was confirmed in "The Warmth of Other Suns".

 

[get these nets]

Great thread.

I really want to know why my some of maternal and paternal family from Alabama migrated to New Jersey during the early 1920's. I wonder why New Jersey and not NYC.

My 2nd Great Grandparents - both born in 1865 - left Alabama and moved to New Jersey - which is really unique in my maternal family -- as most stayed.

But, later their descendants decided to not go to New Jersey but Michigan, Ohio or Chicago.

Basically, what was going on in New Jersey or jobs that made many from Alabama go there. But, something happened during phase II of the The Great Migration that made them bypass New Jersey/Up North -- and choose the Midwest.

Dip hit the nail on the head about Jersey cities being industrial centers. Camden, Trenton, and especially Newark. During the first phase of the Great Migration, one of the pull factors was that the newly arrived white immigrants went back to their home countries to fight in WW1. They had settled in these east coast industrial areas, and the companies they used to work for sent men down South to recruit Blacks to fill these jobs.

I think by phase 2 (WW2), the midwest industrial centers had expanded (especially the auto industry in Michigan), and that those companies had large govt.contracts and even greater need for labor than the east coast centers. Midwest recruiters were able to make better offers to Southerners.Better wages.
Also Detroit and Chicago had established thriving and popular Black communities that were always written about in the Black press.The most popular Black newspaper in the country (and the South) was probably the Chicago Defender.