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The Great Migration in Historical Perspective: New Dimensions of Race, Class, and Gender
"The essays collected in this book represent the best of our present understanding of the African-American migration which began in the early twentieth century." ―Southern Historian
"As an overview of a field in transition, this is a valuable and deeply thought-provoking anthology." ―Pennsylvania History
" . . . provocative and informative . . . " ―Louisiana History
"The papers themselves are uniformly strong, and read together cast interesting light upon one another." ―Georgia Historical Quarterly
" . . . well-written and insightful essays . . . " ―Journal of American History
"This well-researched and well-documented collection represents the latest scholarship on the black migration." ―Illinois Historical Journal
" . . . an impressive balance of theory and historical content . . . " ―Indiana Magazine of History
Legions of black Americans left the South to migrate to the jobs of the North, from the meat-packing plants of Chicago to the shipyards of Richmond, California. These essays analyze the role of African Americans in shaping their own geographical movement, emphasizing the role of black kin, friend, and communal network.
Contributors include Darlene Clark Hine, Peter Gottlieb, James R. Grossman, Earl Lewis, Shirley Ann Moore, and Joe William Trotter, Jr.
"As an overview of a field in transition, this is a valuable and deeply thought-provoking anthology." ―Pennsylvania History
" . . . provocative and informative . . . " ―Louisiana History
"The papers themselves are uniformly strong, and read together cast interesting light upon one another." ―Georgia Historical Quarterly
" . . . well-written and insightful essays . . . " ―Journal of American History
"This well-researched and well-documented collection represents the latest scholarship on the black migration." ―Illinois Historical Journal
" . . . an impressive balance of theory and historical content . . . " ―Indiana Magazine of History
Legions of black Americans left the South to migrate to the jobs of the North, from the meat-packing plants of Chicago to the shipyards of Richmond, California. These essays analyze the role of African Americans in shaping their own geographical movement, emphasizing the role of black kin, friend, and communal network.
Contributors include Darlene Clark Hine, Peter Gottlieb, James R. Grossman, Earl Lewis, Shirley Ann Moore, and Joe William Trotter, Jr.
- GenresHistoryNonfiction
176 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1991
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June 12, 2024
A good book on analyzing some essays and dissertations on The Great Migration. Some of the personal interviews were my favorite.
August 18, 2023
An informative portrait of the Great Migration from various understudied perspectives. These portraits include those of black migrants to coal mines in southern West Virginia and the shipbuilding facilities in Norfolk, VA and Richmond, CA. The essays in this volume were written by various authors, analyzing the impact of the Great Migration with focus on data (taken largely from statistics) with the occasional personal correspondence added to humanize those who took part in the migration. Definitely a useful read for a neglected segment of black history, although some of the essays are dry (and dated, at least from a perspective 20 years after its writing).
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