The Warmth of Other Suns
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What’s it about?
Six million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the North and West between 1915 and 1970, reshaping America through individual acts of courage and hope.
You’ll learn
- The Great Migration was an act of self-liberation
- Migrants faced both opportunity and new forms of racism
- The migration transformed American culture and politics
- Leaving the South meant profound loss and resilience