The Great Migration comprehends the period that follows the WWI. As a result of, almost 4 million men to fight overseas, the workforce decreased and was in a high need for workers. The country was closed to international immigration giving the companies the only option to look south and encourage African Americans, both man and woman to join the labor force in the North.
This task was not difficult to achieve, give the difficulties of the agricultural economy and the growing racism in the South. The number of blacks migrating was enormous, over 4 hundred southern blacks migrated to the North during the war years. This movement also led to the growth of racism in the northern states. Racial tensions erupted across the country, as a result of the white resentment towards the high influx of blacks.
As we can see, the best answer for this question is letter B, )The African American population grew quickly, leading to discrimination and race riots in some cities.
