Question

use the quote below to answer the question that follows. \i pick up my life, and take it with me, and i put it down in chicago, detroit, buffalo, scranton, any place that is north and east, and not dixie. i pick up my life and take it on the train, to los angeles, bakersfield, seattle, oakland, salt lake, any place that is north and west, and not south.\ - langston hughes, one way ticket the author of this poem reflects the way many african americans felt at this time. what was the driving force behind this feeling? racial backlash following reconstruction increased immigration from asian countries decrease in labor union participation lack of economic opportunities

Explanation:

The poem reflects the Great Migration. After Reconstruction, African - Americans faced racial discrimination in the South (Dixie). The North and West offered more economic opportunities (e.g., industrial jobs). Racial backlash in the South (like Jim Crow laws) was a push factor, and the lack of economic opportunities in the South (compared to the North and West) was a major driving force. Asian immigration is not relevant to African - American migration. A decrease in labor union participation is not the main cause. The racial backlash following Reconstruction was part of the context that led to the lack of economic and social opportunities for African - Americans in the South.

Answer:

Racial backlash following Reconstruction, Lack of economic opportunities.

However, if we consider the most direct driving force related to the economic aspect (as the poem emphasizes moving to places for a new life which often implies economic betterment), the answer is Lack of economic opportunities. But the racial backlash following Reconstruction created the environment (e.g., sharecropping, limited education, job discrimination) that led to the lack of economic opportunities. If we have to choose one, based on the economic motivation of migration (a common reason for internal migration), the answer is Lack of economic opportunities.