Which of the following statements about the Great Migration is LEAST accurate?
a. The migration stemmed not only from economic devastation in southern farms but also from the belief that discrimination was less prevalent in the North.
b. White southerners were happy to see blacks leave the region and passed legislation to facilitate the exodus.
c. Black newspapers encouraged the exodus, advising readers that their lives would be better in the North than in the South.
d. The migration resulted in part from the opening of northern industrial jobs to blacks for the first time.
b. White southerners were happy to see blacks leave the region and passed legislation to facilitate the exodus.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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