Why did the Exodusters leave the South?(1 point)

Responses

to get jobs working on the railroad
to get jobs working on the railroad

to leave rural areas for eastern cities
to leave rural areas for eastern cities

to escape racism and violence
to escape racism and violence

to start ranches for raising cattle

1 answer

The Exodusters left the South primarily to escape racism and violence. They were African Americans who migrated to Kansas and other areas in search of a better life and to find freedom from oppressive conditions in the South.