• The North: African Americans had to compete for jobs against migrating Europeans, along with having to deal with racism and some segregation.
• The West: African Americans worked as cowboys or fought against Indians.
• The South: African Americans worked mainly on farms, and they soon began working together to build new schools and colleges, allowing for over 50% of the black population to be able to read and write.
Two pull factors that attracted African Americans to the North after Reconstruction were: Better opportunities for jobs; More equal treatment; President Lincoln's 10% Plan required this of the 1860 voting population.
