Being created by the Dutch and than taken by the English, New York also took people who where escaping their countries from persecution or famine.
According to the Bible, there is only one way to get to heaven: Repenting of your sins, and placing your faith in Jesus Christ, as Lord and Savior. Itshould be noted that it is by grace, through faith not by your works, but by the works of Christ alone, that you are saved.
I read a book series on this subject and I'm pretty sure its D. All of the above. Because many African Americans were indeed looking for job opportunities instead of being slaves and working on plantations, would face rarely any harsh racism there, and well the government didn't exactly help but there was many operations aiding the move.