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title: "What was the name for African Americans who moved West to escape prejudice in the South?"  
description: "What was the name for African Americans who moved West to escape prejudice in the South?"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-04-24  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41560/what-was-the-name-for-african-americans-who-moved-west-to-escape-prejudice-in-the-south  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What was the name for African Americans who moved West to escape prejudice in the South? 

What was the [name](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/100691/name-a-famous-tennis-tournament-played-on-grass) for African [Americans who moved](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43166/what-name-was-given-to-african-americans-who-moved-to-the-great-plains) West to [escape](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/98969/jungle-run-temple-escape-is-better-than-temple-run) [prejudice in the South](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40477/why-did-populism-lead-to-an-increase-racial-prejudice-in-the-south)? \
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