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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Isabel Wilkerson

Start date: May 1, 2024

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Mar 28, 2015 Stacy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: five-stars, favorites, nonfiction, read-in-2016

Everyone should read this book. There is so much valuable insight and information,
and the writing style is spectacular.

Ever hear of the Great Migration? Me neither. This is the mass exodus of black Americans to northern and western parts of the United States to escape the cruel Jim Crow South in the early to mid 1900s.

Ida Mae Gladney and her family left Mississippi to go to Chicago in the 1930s after a relative was brutally beaten for a theft he didn't commit. George Starling and his family lef ...more

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Feb 07, 2021 Diana rated it it was amazing

This was a beautifully written story about “The Great Migration”, the time when Blacks in the United States moved from the South to the North. It is extremely well researched, and the author includes an extensive list of sources. Yet, by choosing to focus on three individuals who made the journey, Isabel Wilkerson has created a book that will both touch your heart and educate you at the same time. Quite an accomplishment!

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