| Description |
x, 622 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Part one. In the land of the forefathers. Leaving ; The Great Migration, 1915-1970. -- Part two. Beginnings. Ida Mae Brandon Gladney ; The stirrings of discontent ; George Swanson Starling ; Robert Joseph Pershing Foster ; A burdensome labor ; The Awakening ; Breaking away. -- Part three. Exodus . The appointed time of their coming ; Crossing over. -- Part four. The kinder mistress. Chicago ; New York ; Los Angeles ; The things they left behind ; Transplanted in alien soil ; Divisions ; To bend in strange winds ; The other side of Jordan ; Complications ; The river keeps running ; The prodigals ; Disillusionment ; Revolutions ; The fullness of the migration. -- Part five. Aftermath. In the places they left ; Losses ; More North and West than South ; Redemption ; And, perhaps, to bloom ; The winter of their lives ; The emancipation of Ida Mae |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Reading Counts RC High School 9.5 43 Quiz: 54825 |
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National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, 2010 |
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Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Nonfiction, 2011 |
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Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Nonfiction, 2011 |
| SUBJECT |
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld gnd |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century
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Migration, Internal -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Rural-urban migration -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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African Americans -- History -- 20th century
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African Americans -- Biography
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African Americans
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Human Migration
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History, 20th Century
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HISTORY -- African American.
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HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
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Schwarze
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Binnenwanderung
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Afro-amerikaner -- historia -- 1900-talet.
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Migration -- historia -- Förenta staterna -- 1900-talet.
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Urbanisering -- historia -- Förenta staterna -- 1900-talet.
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African Americans -- History.
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Internal migration -- History. -- United States.
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Rural-urban migration.
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Race relations.
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Migration, Internal.
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African Americans -- Migrations.
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African Americans.
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United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
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United States |
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Schwarze.
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USA.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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History.
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| LC no. |
2009049753 |
| ISBN |
9780679444329 |
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0679444327 |
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9781448755936 |
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144875593X |
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9780679763888 |
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0679763880 |
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