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Born 1917 — Died 2000
1930s
1940s
1940
Another of the social causes of the migrants' leaving was that at times they did not feel safe, or it was not the best thing to be found on the streets late at night. They were arrested on the slightest provocation
1940
Although the Negro was used to lynching, he found this an opportune time for him to leave where one had occurred
1940
They also made it very difficult for migrants leaving the South. They often went to railroad stations and arrested the Negroes wholesale, which in turn made them miss their train
1940
The railroad stations were at times so over-packed with people leaving that special guards had to be called in to keep order
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1970s
1980s
