Why did african americans consider moving from the rural south to the urban north following the civil war?
to be able to buy land
to avoid slavery
to find wage-earning work
to further their education

to find wage-earning work.

Explanation:

After the Civil War, African Americans gained their freedom, as slavery became illegal. However, this did not mean that the problems of African Americans ended here. Once they gained their freedom, most of them had few options, as they had no education, money, land or experience. Many of them believed that progress would be a lot more difficult to achieve in the South. These people often moved to the North in order to find wage-earning work in factories or other urban industries.