"kansas seemed like an ideal place for people who were disillusioned with the black codes that had been passed in the south, the meanness of the ku klux klan, the meanness of the sharecroppers who really weren't sharing the way they had agreed, and these are the people who paid five dollars, five bucks to pap singleton to come up the river to a new life in kansas.” - bertha calloway how did oppression in the south impact african american migration to the west? a. as industrialization increased in the south, african americans’ ability to perform skilled industrial work resulted in increased discrimination, so more african americans migrated west. b. due to the infringement on african americans’ civil liberties, many african americans chose to migrate to the west where they had greater opportunity to attain the american dream. c. because southern white sharecroppers prohibited african americans from farming, many african americans were forced to migrate west for increased sharecropping opportunities. d. it developed new economic opportunities and freedoms in the south for former enslaved people at a time when the control of the ku klux klan was increasing.