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What was the main reason why African Americans faced intolerable hardships, injustice, and suffering after the Civil War according to the text?
What was the main reason why African Americans faced intolerable hardships, injustice, and suffering after the Civil War according to the text?
Which action did the opponents of African Americans' economic progress take after the Civil War?
Which action did the opponents of African Americans' economic progress take after the Civil War?
Who were the Congressmen mentioned in the text as fleeing in utter despair after the Civil War?
Who were the Congressmen mentioned in the text as fleeing in utter despair after the Civil War?
What was the fate of the African Americans as described in the passage to the land of freedom?
What was the fate of the African Americans as described in the passage to the land of freedom?
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Why did thousands of people in 1871 find themselves unable to endure any longer according to the text?
Why did thousands of people in 1871 find themselves unable to endure any longer according to the text?
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What was the main reason many African Americans wanted to leave the South during the Great Migration?
What was the main reason many African Americans wanted to leave the South during the Great Migration?
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Why did many African Americans choose to migrate to cities like Philadelphia, Detroit, and New York during the Great Migration?
Why did many African Americans choose to migrate to cities like Philadelphia, Detroit, and New York during the Great Migration?
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What was the system of farming that led many African Americans to flee to Northern cities?
What was the system of farming that led many African Americans to flee to Northern cities?
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In the sharecropping system, what did the farmer provide to the landowner in exchange for supplies on credit?
In the sharecropping system, what did the farmer provide to the landowner in exchange for supplies on credit?
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What was the main reason for many African Americans to move North during the Great Migration?
What was the main reason for many African Americans to move North during the Great Migration?
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How did the sharecropping system typically operate between farmers and landowners?
How did the sharecropping system typically operate between farmers and landowners?
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What did the farmer have to promise to the landowner in order to get out of debt in the sharecropping system?
What did the farmer have to promise to the landowner in order to get out of debt in the sharecropping system?
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What was a significant consequence of the Great Migration by 1920?
What was a significant consequence of the Great Migration by 1920?
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What drew African Americans to move back to Southern cities in larger numbers in 2005?
What drew African Americans to move back to Southern cities in larger numbers in 2005?
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