The Great Migration coincided with a rise of unionized labor in the United States, meaning many migrants found themselves in the midst of labor disputes once they arrived and found work in the North. While finding employment was a large reason for the migration northward, it very often meant crossing picket lines. Here, Lawrence depicts this melancholic decision with the hunched over figures agreeing to work, often unknowingly that they were doing so at the expense of those striking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Great Migration coincided with a rise of unionized labor in the United States, meaning many migrants found themselves in the midst of labor disputes once they arrived and found work in the North. While finding employment was a large reason for the migration northward, it very often meant crossing picket lines. Here, Lawrence depicts…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2757,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[15,20,16],"product_tag":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n