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In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America.
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Between 1916 and 1970, six million black Americans left their rural homes in the South for jobs in cities in the North, West, and Midwest in a movement known as The Great Migration. But while this event transformed the complexion of America and provided black people with new economic opportunities, it also disconnected them from their roots, their land, and their sense of identity, argues Morgan Jerkins. In this fascinating and deeply personal exploration,...
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Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1992
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English
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A New York Times bestseller, the groundbreaking authoritative history of the migration of African-Americans from the rural South to the urban North. A definitive book on American history, The Promised Land is also essential reading for educators and policymakers at both national and local levels.
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Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"During the Great Migration, a large number of Black Americans relocated when faced with segregation and poor economic conditions. While the places they moved to weren't free from racism, they fought for a better future"--
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becker&mayer! books, an imprint of the Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"This elegant bind-up of three collectible books by Velma Maia Thomas--Lest We Forget, Freedom's Children, and We Shall Not Be Moved--offers an intimate look at black history in America through the lens of a passionate historian committed to preserving these important accounts, along with related memorabilia. Based on materials from the nationally acclaimed Black Holocaust Exhibit, Lest We Forget documents the plight of an estimated 100 million Africans,...
Author
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Between 1916 and 1970, six million black Americans left their rural homes in the South for jobs in cities in the North, West, and Midwest in a movement known as The Great Migration. But while this event transformed the complexion of America and provided black people with new economic opportunities, it also disconnected them from their roots, their land, and their sense of identity, argues Morgan Jerkins. In this fascinating and deeply personal exploration,...
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Vintage Books, a divisio.n of Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. She interviewed more than a thousand individuals, and gained access to new data...