So the geography was mostly mountains and they didn't want to have to climb over them to get west because they were pretty much lazy bums
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Arguably the most profound effect of World War I on African Americans was the acceleration of the multi-decade mass movement of black, southern rural farm laborers northward and westward to cities in search of higher wages in industrial jobs and better social and political opportunities.
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