Record #:

2345

Author(s):

Lennon, Donald R.; Ragan, Fred D.

Abstract:

Whites left the state in the 19th Century because of farm problems and poor state government, while lack of opportunities and a repressive environment caused Blacks to leave. As conditions improved for both, the need to leave lessened.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 34 Issue 2, Spring 1995, p27-32, il, por

Subject(s):

Migration--Internal; Rural-urban migration; African Americans--Relocation