A Century of Negro Migration

Project Gutenberg's A Century of Negro Migration, by Carter G. WoodsonThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: A Century of Negro MigrationAuthor: Carter G. WoodsonRelease Date: February 6, 2004 [EBook #10968]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A CENTURY OF NEGRO MIGRATION ***Produced by Suzanne Shell, Andy Schmitt and PG Distributed Proofreaders[Transcriber's note: The spelling inconsistencies of the original are preserved in this etext.]A CENTURY OF NEGRO MIGRATIONCarter G. WoodsonTO MY FATHERJAMES WOODSONWHO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO ENTER THE LITERARY WORLDA CENTURY OF NEGRO MIGRATIONPREFACEIn treating this movement of the Negroes, the writer does not presume to say the last word on the subject. The exodus ofthe Negroes from the South has just begun. The blacks have recently realized that they have freedom of body and theywill now proceed to exercise that right. To presume, therefore, to exhaust the treatment of this movement in its incipiencyis far from the intention of the writer. The aim here is rather to direct attention to this new phase of Negro American lifewhich will doubtless prove to be the most significant event in our local history since the Civil War.Many of the facts herein set forth have seen light ...