The Great Migration. This event has undoubtedly changed the course of American history. It has led to not only integration, but has paved the way towards racial equality in urban American cities. As seen in the chart shown below, the… Continue Reading →
“Why did they go? What were they looking for? How did they get the courage to leave all they ever knew for a place they had never seen…? Was it a braver thing to stay, or was it braver to… Continue Reading →
Ida Mae’s story of the great migration is one I’ve read about countless times in history class, but being able to follow one woman’s journey north really made realize what hardships migrating African Americans faced coming north. It really shocked… Continue Reading →
What I learned from this article is more than the draw of urban factory opportunities, the Great Migration was primarily about equal rights and human rights. The Constitution does guarantee basic, equal rights to all people in the United States,… Continue Reading →
There is no doubt that America prides itself on its rich history. From stories that spanned across the American Revolution to the Industrial Revolution, we have covered some of the biggest comeback stories and achievements of our time. But as… Continue Reading →
For some reason, I previously couldn’t seem to link the mass exodus of African-Americans from the South to the term “The Great Migration,” probably because I associated the term with a more global movement rather than a national one, but… Continue Reading →
The topic of migration and immigration had always captured my interest ever since high school; perhaps it was due to the fact that my parents were also immigrants. Textbooks had educated me on the discrimination and hatred that the migrants of… Continue Reading →
The Great Migration that Isabel Wilkerson describes In In The Warmth of Other Suns inevitably reminds me of the immigrant stories that were told through mouths of my acquaintances. In a sense, they were largely no different from each other; one… Continue Reading →
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