The desire to get for their children greater educational advantages than are offered in the South is also impelling.

The belief that race prejudice is less strong in the North is another inducement to leave the South, for "Jim Crow" cars and political disfranchisement have irritated many.

Finally the dread of lynch law may be mentioned as a motive for migration, though its actual importance may be doubted.

Not all the negroes who have moved to the North have remained there.

Many do not allow for the higher cost of food and shelter in their new home, and these demands upon the higher wages leave a smaller margin than was expected.