On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
The rush to town since 1880 is the counter-movement of men disappointed in the economic opportunities of the Black Belt.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “The rush to town since 1880 is the counter-movement of men disappointed in the economic opportunities of the Black Belt.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement describes the migration of Black Americans from rural areas to cities due to economic disillusionment in the post-Reconstruction South.
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