These letters are mostly from African Americans in the South who eventually migrated north. They offer a glimpse into the life and motivations of African Americans who participated in the first wave of the Great Migration. The letters were collected by Emmett J. Scott and appeared in The Journal of Negro History in 1919.

Letters of Negro Migrants of 1916-1918
(pp. 290-340 in The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 4, No. 3; Oct., 1919)

::	Letters Asking for Information About the North (p. 290)
::	Letters About Clubs and Groups for the North (p. 319)
::	Letters About Labor Agents (p. 329)
::	Letters About the Great Northern Drive of 1917 (p. 331)
::	Letters Concerning Which Secrecy Was Enjoined (p. 334)
::	Letters Emphasizing Race Welfare (p. 335)

 
Additional Letters of Negro Migrants of 1916-1918
(pp. 412-465 in The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 4, No. 4; Oct., 1919)

::	Letters Stating That Wages Received Are Not Satisfactory (p. 412)
::	Letters About Better Educational Facilities (p. 432)
::	Letters About the Treatment of Negroes in the South (p. 438)
::	Letters From South to Friends North and From North to Friends South (p. 454)