Nation Exodus: Blacks fled the South in droves more than a century ago, seeking true freedom March 6, 2019Afi-Odelia Scruggs, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on Exodus: Blacks fled the South in droves more than a century ago, seeking true freedom Slavery and the Great Migration are but two of 13 mass movements of black people that changed the nation, according to Schomburg Center historians.