Birmingham _Age-Herald_
said, "It is not the riff-raff of the race, the worthless Negroes, who
are leaving in such large numbers. There are, to be sure, many poor
Negroes among them who have little more than the clothes on their
backs, but others have property and good positions which they are
sacrificing in order to get away at the first opportunity."[56] It is
also reported that highly skilled Negro workmen went to Michigan,
Ohio, and Massachusetts with fairly large sums of money from the sale
of their possessions in the South.[57] A study of the financial
conditions of 2,500 Negro migrants upon their arrival in Coatesville,
near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, furthermore, revealed that many had
brought with them sums ranging from $50 to $150, realized from selling
their homes in the South. Their desire was to purchase new homes in
Philadelphia, but in this they were disappointed, because very few
houses were available for sale or rent.[58] Migrants of this type
gladly sacrificed their means and earnings to leave the South, feeling
that by so doing they were making an advance to a life of greater
freedom.

FOOTNOTES:

[25] Tyson, F. D., _Negro Migration in 1916-17_, Rep. U. S. Dept. of
Labor, p. 121.

[26] Pendleton, H. B., _Survey_, 37: 569, Feb. 17, 1917.

[27] Baker, Ray S., _World's Work_, 34: 315, July, 1917.

[28] _Lit. Digest_, 54: 1914, Jn. 23, 1917.

[29] Dillard, James H., _Negro Migration in 1916-17_, Rep. U. S. Dept.
Lab., p. 11.

[30] Haynes, G. E., _Survey_, 40: 116, May 4, 1918.

[31] _The Crisis_, 14: 63-66, June, 1917.

[32] Horwill, H. W., _Contemp. Rev._, 114: 299, Sept., 1918.

[33] _Ibid._, p. 299.

[34] _Negro Migration in 1916-17_, Rep. U. S. Dept. Lab., p. 11.

[35] Baker, R. S., _World's Work_, 34: 315, July, 1917.

[36] Haynes, G. E., _Survey_, 40: 116, May 4, 1918

[37] _Lit. Digest_, 54: 1914, June 23, 1917.

[38] Dillard, J. H., _Negro Migration in 1916-17_, U. S. Rep. Dept.
Lab., p. 11.

[39] _Ibid._, p. 11.

[40] _Ibid._, p. 11.

[41] Scott, E. J., _Negro Migration During The War_, p. 71.

[42] Tyson, F. D., _Negro Migration in 1916-17_, U. S. Dept. Lab., p.
157.

[43] _Ibid._, pp. 157-8.

[44] _Ibid._, pp. 157-8.

[45] _Negro Migration_, Rep. Home Missions Council, Jan., 1919.

[46] _Ibid._

[47] Tyson, F. D., _Negro Migration in 1916-17_, U. S. Dept. Lab., p.
117.

[48] Wright, J. A., _Letter on Conditions Among Negro Migrants in
Hartford_.

[49] Du